consanguinity
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- noun
- /ˌkɒn.sæŋˈɡwɪn.ɪ.ti/
- Specialized
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consanguinidad
- Research has shown that consanguinity can increase the risk of hereditary diseases in offspring.
Examples
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But to call strangers sons and daughters runs counter to the fundamentals of American kinship, where, it is said, consanguinity or the fact of blood is the factor that makes a family family.
Academic text (2004) -
Bartlett et al. first reported a family in whom autosomal recessive inheritance was suspected because of consanguinity between parents.
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Blood, or the concept of consanguinity, plays an important part in this.
Academic text (2004) -
We did not find any evidence of consanguinity.
Academic text (2009) -
I am connected with others by the ties of consanguinity and friendship, and by the common bond of partaking in the same humanity.
Academic text (2002) -
Charles Darwin's fears of consanguinity appear to have been justified given the context of the Darwin/Wedgwood marriages.
Academic text (2010) -
The consanguinity among the family members made it clear they were all related by blood.
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The concept of consanguinity is important in understanding family trees and genealogy.
Synonyms
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4.8
A family line of people or animals related by birth
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4.1
The family you come from over many generations
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5.5
A list of family members who came before you
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3.2
A group of people who are related by birth over many generations
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3.8
The people in a family who are related by blood across generations
A blood relationship that shows family by birth
A family link between people who are related by birth, not by marriage or adoption
A family line that shows where a person comes from
Being a child or direct descendant of someone
Family traits passed from parents or ancestors
Antonyms
How Closely Related
Surface Forms
Morphology
consanguinity = consanguineous (opaque) = con + sanguin + ity
Forming a noun from the adjective 'consanguineous' with the productive suffix '-ity' is a regular, transparent derivation.
Etymology
Consanguinity comes from Latin parts con- meaning 'with' and sanguis meaning 'blood'. So, consanguinity literally means 'with blood' and today it means being related by blood or coming from the same ancestor.