UNILINEAL

Meaning of UNILINEAL in English

[uni.lin.e.al] adj (1952): tracing descent through either the maternal or paternal line only

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UNILINEAL — adjective Date: 1935 tracing descent through either the maternal or paternal line only
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
UNILINEAL — |yünə+ adjective Etymology: uni- + lineal : unilateral 3
Webster's New International English Dictionary
UNILINEAL — /yooh'neuh lin"ee euhl/ , adj. unilateral (def. 6). [ 1950-55; UNI- + LINEAL ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
UNILINEAL — adjective Date: 1935 : tracing descent through either the maternal or paternal line only
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UNILINEAL — Pronunciation: - ' li-n ē - ə l Function: adjective Date: 1935 : tracing descent through either the maternal or …
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UNILINEAL EVOLUTION — Теория эволюции
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UNILATERAL — adjective Date: 1802 1. done or undertaken by one person or party, of, relating to, or affecting one side of …
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TRIBE — I (Greek, phylai ; Roman, tribus ) In ancient Greece and Rome, any of a group of political and demographic …
Английский словарь Британика
EXOGAMY AND ENDOGAMY — Practices controlling the relation of the sexes in the selection of marital partners. Exogamous groups require their members to marry …
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DESCENT — System of acknowledged social parentage whereby a person may claim kinship ties with another. Descent systems vary widely. The practical …
Английский словарь Британика
LINEAGE — I. ˈlinēij, -ē.ēj noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English linage, from Middle French linage, lignage, from Old French, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MOIETY — /moy"i tee/ , n. , pl. moieties . 1. a half. 2. an indefinite portion, part, or share. 3. Anthropol. …
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UNILATERAL — adjective Date: 1802 1. a. : done or undertaken by one person or party b. : of, relating to, or …
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UNILATERAL — [uni.lat.er.al] adj (1802) 1 a: done or undertaken by one person or party b: of, relating to, or affecting one …
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PHRATRY — in anthropology, cluster of sibs, clans, or kinship groups that have grouped together, either because they share a belief in …
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KINSHIP TERMINOLOGY
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JOINT FAMILY
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GENS, — plural Gentes, ancient Roman kinship grouping whose members claimed descent from a common male ancestor. The descendants revered this ancestor …
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EXTENDED FAMILY — an expansion of the nuclear family (parents and dependent children), usually built around a unilineal descent group (i.e., a group …
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EXOGAMY AND ENDOGAMY — practices controlling the relation of the sexes and the selection of marital partners. Exogamous groups enjoin their members to marry …
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EXCHANGE MARRIAGE — form of marriage involving an arranged and reciprocal exchange of spouses between two groups. In societies that associate a doctrine …
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DUAL ORGANIZATION — a social structure characterized by the division of society into two complementary parts called moieties. According to a strict definition, …
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DESCENT — the system of acknowledged social parentage, which varies from society to society, whereby a person may claim kinship ties with …
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SYSTEMATIC — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a scientific/systematic approach ▪ a scientific approach to the study of language a systematic search …
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SETTLEMENT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a divorce settlement (= the amount of money, property etc each person gets in a …
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ORGANIZATION
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TRIBE — n. Any of a variety of social units, including some defined by unilineal descent and some defined by ethnic origin. …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
EXOGAMY AND ENDOGAMY — Practices controlling the relation of the sexes in the selection of marital partners. Exogamous groups require their members to marry …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
DESCENT — n. System of acknowledged social parentage whereby a person may claim kinship ties with another. Descent systems vary widely. The …
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