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con⋅san⋅guin⋅i⋅ty

  [kon-sang-gwin-i-tee]
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–noun
1. relationship by descent from a common ancestor; kinship (distinguished from affinity ).
2. close relationship or connection.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME consanguinite (< AF) < L consanguinitās. See consanguineous, -ity
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con·san·guin·i·ty   (kŏn'sān-gwĭn'ĭ-tē, -sāng-)   
n.   pl. con·san·guin·i·ties

  1. Relationship by blood or by a common ancestor.

  2. A close affinity or connection.

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Word Origin & History

consanguinity 
c.1380, from L. consanguinitatem, from consanguineus "consanguineous, of the same blood," from com- "together" + sanguineus "of blood."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: con·san·guin·i·ty
Pronunciation: "kän-"san-'gwi-n&-tE, -"sa[ng]-
Function: noun
: the quality or state of being consanguineous
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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consanguinity con·san·guin·i·ty (kŏn'sān-gwĭn'ĭ-tē, -sāng-)
n.
Relationship by blood or by a common ancestor.

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