matriliny

mat·ri·lin·y

M m

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ma-truh-lin-ee, -lahy-nee, mey-]
- /ˈmæ trəˌlɪn i, -ˌlaɪ ni, ˈmeɪ-/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ma-truh-lin-ee, -lahy-nee, mey-]
- /ˈmæ trəˌlɪn i, -ˌlaɪ ni, ˈmeɪ-/

Definitions of matriliny word

noun plural matriliny the tracing of descent through the mother's line of a family. 1
noun matriliny matrilineal descent or kinship, or a kinship system based on matrilineal descent 0
noun matriliny matrilineal society. 0

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Origin of matriliny

First appearance:

before 1905

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1905-10; matrilin(eal) + -y3

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Parts of speech for Matriliny

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Matriliny

matriliny popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

matriliny usage trend in Literature

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