/ ˌkɒnsæŋˈgwɪnəti; NAmE ˌkɑːn-/ noun
[ U ] ( formal ) relationship by birth in the same family
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: from Latin consanguineus of the same blood (from con- together + sanguis blood) + -ity .
/ ˌkɒnsæŋˈgwɪnəti; NAmE ˌkɑːn-/ noun
[ U ] ( formal ) relationship by birth in the same family
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: from Latin consanguineus of the same blood (from con- together + sanguis blood) + -ity .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005