MATRILINEAL

Meaning of MATRILINEAL in English

— matrilineally, matrilinearly , adv.

/ma'treuh lin"ee euhl, may'-/ , adj.

inheriting or determining descent through the female line.

Also, matrilinear . Cf. patrilineal .

[ 1900-05; MATRI- + LINEAL ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

MATRILINEAL — adjective Date: 1904 relating to, based on, or tracing descent through the maternal line , ~ly adverb
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MATRILINEAL — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ adjective Etymology: matr- + lineal : relating to, based on, or tracing descent through the maternal line a matrilineal …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MATRILINEAL — adj. originating with the mother, of descent through the mother's side of the family
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
MATRILINEAL — adjective Date: 1904 : relating to, based on, or tracing descent through the maternal line matrilineal society • ma·tri·lin·eal·ly -nē-ə-lē …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MATRILINEAL — ■ adjective of or based on kinship with the mother or the female line. Derivatives ~ly adverb
Concise Oxford English vocab
MATRILINEAL — [ma.tri.lin.eal] adj (1904): relating to, based on, or tracing descent through the maternal line "~ society" -- ma.tri.lin.eal.ly adv
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MATRILINEAL — matrilineal BrE AmE ˌmætr ɪ ˈlɪn i‿əl ◂ ˌmeɪtr-, ˌ•ə- ▷ matrilineal|ly i
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MATRILINEAL — / ˌmætrɪˈlɪniəl; NAmE / adjective ( technical ) used to describe the relationship between mother and children that continues in …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MATRILINEAL — adj. of or based on kinship with the mother or the female line. øømatrilineally adv. [L mater matris mother + …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MATRILINEAL — adj. of or based on kinship with the mother or the female line. matrilineally adv. [ L mater matris mother …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MATRILINEAL — adj. of or based on kinship with the mother or the female line. Derivatives: matrilineally adv. Etymology: L mater matris …
Oxford English vocab
MATRILINEAL — определяемый по женской линии (о происхождении, порядке наследования и т. п.)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MATRILINEAL — Со стороны матери
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
MATRILINEAL — a определяемый по женской линии ( о происхождении, порядке наследования и т. п. )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MATRILINEAL — (a) определяемый по женской линии
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
MATRILINEAL — a определяемый по женской линии ( о происхождении, порядке наследования и т. п. )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
MATRILINEAL — a определяемый по женской линии ( о происхождении, порядке наследования и т. п. )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
MATRILINEAL — прослеживаемый по женской линии (о наследственном признаке)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
MATRILINEAL — прослеживаемый по женской линии ( о наследственном признаке )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
MATRILINEAL — прослеживаемый по женской линии (о наследственном признаке)
Новый Англо-Русский медицинский словарь
MATRILINEAL — определяемый по женской линии (о происхождении, порядке наследования и т. п.)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
MATRILINEAL — adj. Pronunciation: ˌ ma-tr ə - ' li-n ē - ə l, ˌ m ā - Function: adjective Date: 1904 …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
MATRILINEAL — со стороны матери
English-Russian Online Dictionary
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Britannica English vocabulary
EXTENDED FAMILY — an expansion of the nuclear family (parents and dependent children), usually built around a unilineal descent group (i.e., a group …
Britannica English vocabulary
DESCENT — the system of acknowledged social parentage, which varies from society to society, whereby a person may claim kinship ties with …
Britannica English vocabulary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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