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bloodline

blood·line
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bluhd-lahyn]
    • /ˈblʌdˌlaɪn/
    • /ˈblʌd.laɪn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bluhd-lahyn]
    • /ˈblʌdˌlaɪn/

Definitions of bloodline word

  • countable noun bloodline A person's bloodline is their ancestors over many generations, and the characteristics they are believed to have inherited from these ancestors. 3
  • noun bloodline all the members of a family group over generations, esp regarding characteristics common to that group; pedigree 3
  • noun bloodline a direct line of descent, esp. of a domestic animal; pedigree; strain 3
  • noun bloodline (usually of animals) the line of descent; pedigree; strain. 1
  • noun bloodline lineage, ancestry 1
  • noun bloodline The abstract link between a person and their ancestors. 0

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Origin of bloodline

First appearance:

before 1905
One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1905-10; blood + line1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Bloodline

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

bloodline popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

bloodline usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for bloodline

noun bloodline

  • lineage — the number of printed lines, especially agate lines covered by a magazine article, newspaper advertisement, etc.
  • parentage — derivation or descent from parents or ancestors; birth, origin, or lineage: a man of distinguished parentage.
  • pedigree — an ancestral line; line of descent; lineage; ancestry.
  • genealogy — a record or account of the ancestry and descent of a person, family, group, etc.
  • origin — something from which anything arises or is derived; source; fountainhead: to follow a stream to its origin.

Antonyms for bloodline

noun bloodline

  • death — Death is the permanent end of the life of a person or animal.
  • conclusion — When you come to a conclusion, you decide that something is true after you have thought about it carefully and have considered all the relevant facts.

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