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consanguineous
[ kon-sang-gwin-ee-uhs ]
adjective
- having the same ancestry or descent; related by blood.
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Other Words From
- consan·guine·ous·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of consanguineous1
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Example Sentences
Whither Mollendorf went next, we will not ask: perhaps to Brunswick and other consanguineous places?
Who is to say which John begat this lad or that lass, and therefore to decide who are consanguineous, and who are not?
Now this accentuation of all family characters is what must always happen in the case of consanguineous marriages.
So that the percentage of marriages ordinarily considered consanguineous is probably between two, and two and a half.
Consanguineous marriages have been very frequent, until now nearly all are more or less interrelated.
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