lineal
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- adjective
- /ˈlɪniəl/
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lineal
- This was important to James because he sought ways to represent himself as the lineal descendant of English kings.
- lineal descendant
- lineal descent
Examples
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Coyotes, wolves, and French poodles, therefore, are all lineal descendants of a single pair of created canine animals.
Blog text (3) -
Catholics, of course, could hardly claim extensive lineal descent from the colonial founding fathers.
Academic text (1991) -
His family has lived along the York River since 1620, when one of his lineal ancestors founded Yorktown.
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More than a few noble houses traced their political ascent to and even their lineal descent from the countess, who married without issue.
Academic text (1999) -
The main participants in Chinese funerals, other than the ritual specialists whom I describe below, are the lineal descendants of the deceased and their spouses.
Academic text (1992) -
The Israelites held them sacred in the old patriarchal times, and these other Arabs, their lineal descendants, do so likewise.
Academic text (1997) -
I am a proud citizen of the Rincon Band of Lucenio Indians of San Diego and a Pit River and Chickasaw lineal descendant.
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Under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), federal agencies are required to return certain Native American cultural items, including human remains, to lineal descendants or culturally affiliated Indian tribes.
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She is a lineal descendant of a famous explorer who sailed the seas in the 18th century.
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The family tree illustrates my lineal connection to several notable historical figures.
Synonyms
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Straight and without anything in between, for example a route
Following a single line or direction, like a path
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Lineal also comes from the same root linea meaning 'line', a root you can find in lineage and line. So lineal means coming down directly from an ancestor along the family 'line'.