bloodline
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4.8
- noun
- /ˈblʌdˌlaɪn/
:
linaje
- I ran for duty's sake, for the preservation of a kingdom and a bloodline that no longer exists.
- noble bloodline
- royal bloodline
She told me that the royal bloodline would end with me.
- She told me that the royal bloodline would end with me.
- Why do I care about like continuing the bloodline?
- You just started to like create a wealth of money for yourself and for your bloodline that can't be competed with.
- And if you have Norwegian ancestors, I would say there's a high probability there somewhere in your bloodline.
- Now this might be to do with genetics in certain bloodlines, but for me I think it has to do with the fact that as collies, they love to chase, bite and nip.
- And it also depends on the bloodline, because certain bloodlines, they call it the big tusker bloodline, they have massive tusks and their offspring will have massive tusks.
- Maybe it's just behaviors that have been passed down the bloodline.
- Quote the royal bloodline ends with you.
- He's a great bloodline ruler king.
- So if you could get that in your, your, your DNA and your bloodline to always have plan D ready.
Examples
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I am the last of the true bloodline of Rohan.
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The images are all familiar to us and all connected with the bloodline's history.
Fiction book (1996) -
And now I am one of my first that I know of in my bloodline to return back to Africa.
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My daddy stated in his will that the home stay in his bloodline and never be sold.
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If you feel strongly about continuing your bloodline, have just one kid of your own.
Blog text (17) -
She told me that the royal bloodline would end with me.
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We carry the bloodline of the Ancient Bahou.
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Catholic leaders emphasized commitment to American ideas and institutions, not bloodlines, as the essence of an American's identity.
Academic text (1991) -
CALEB: Every generation, the bloodlines produce only one: The eldest male.
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We could trace Rayna's bloodline back to wherever her ancestors come from.
Synonyms
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4.1
Family history passed down from your ancestors
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5.6
A series of related people or events over time
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2.3
The family background and country where someone’s family comes from
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4.1
The family you come from over many generations
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4.6
The family a person comes from, for example parents or grandparents
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5.5
A list of family members who came before you
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5.8
The family or ancestors that someone comes from
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5.3
A record of a person or family's ancestors that shows an important background
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5.3
Who a person's mother and father are and their family background
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3.2
A group of people who are related by birth over many generations
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A blood relation between people from the same family
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3.8
The people in a family who are related by blood across generations
A family line that shows where a person comes from
A record showing a person's ancestors across generations
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word bloodline comes from two plain words: blood (meaning 'family or family ties') and line (meaning 'a row or series'). So a bloodline is the line of people connected by blood, which is why we use it for family descent and for the heritage of animals.