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MATRILINEAL KIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does matrilineal kin mean? 

MATRILINEAL KIN (noun)
  The noun MATRILINEAL KIN has 1 sense:

1. one related on the mother's sideplay

  Familiarity information: MATRILINEAL KIN used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MATRILINEAL KIN (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

One related on the mother's side

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

enate; matrikin; matrilineal kin; matrilineal sib; matrisib

Hypernyms ("matrilineal kin" is a kind of...):

relation; relative (a person related by blood or marriage)


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