Nearby Words
Also, mat·ri·lin·e·ar.
Compare patrilineal.
Related forms
mat·ri·lin·e·al·ly, mat·ri·lin·e·ar·ly, adverb
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Matrilineal
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So is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Does it mean:
| a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S. |
| (used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.) |
Example Sentences
- In matrilineal tribes, children are considered descendants of the mother, and the family typically lives in the mother's village.
- The women of this matrilineal society shun marriage and raise their kids in homes with their entire extended families-but no dads.
- As many as four generations of whales live together in some of these matrilineal groups.
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Medical Dictionary
matrilineal mat·ri·lin·e·al (māt'rə-lĭn'ē-əl)
adj.
Relating to, based on, or tracing ancestral descent through the maternal line.
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American Heritage
Cultural Dictionary
matrilineal [(mat-ruh-lin-ee-uhl)]Tracing kinship and descent through the female line. (Compare patrilineal.)
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