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matrilineal

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mat⋅ri⋅lin⋅e⋅al

  [ma-truh-lin-ee-uhl, mey-]
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–adjective
inheriting or determining descent through the female line.
Also, mat⋅ri⋅lin⋅e⋅ar.
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Origin:
1900–05; matri- + lineal

Related forms:
mat⋅ri⋅lin⋅e⋅al⋅ly, mat⋅ri⋅lin⋅e⋅ar⋅ly, adverb
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mat·ri·lin·e·al   (māt'rə-lĭn'ē-əl)   
adj.  Relating to, based on, or tracing ancestral descent through the maternal line.
mat'ri·lin'e·al·ly adv.
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Main Entry: ma·tri·lin·eal
Pronunciation: "ma-tr&-'lin-E-&l, "mA-
Function: adjective
: relating to, based on, or tracingdescent through the maternal line matrilineal society>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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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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