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filiation

noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The condition of being a child of a specified parent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

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2

noun

Meaning 2

The ancestry or lineage shared by a group having the same bloodline.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

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Meaning relationships

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3

noun

Meaning 3

The determination of paternity.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

Topics: law

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4

noun

Meaning 4

One that is derived from a parent or source; an offshoot.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

Topics: law

Examples

  • The filiations are from a common stock.

Meaning relationships

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5

noun

Meaning 5

inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ancestry, lineage, derivation

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: inheritance, hereditary pattern

Narrower terms: origin, descent, extraction, pedigree, bloodline

6

noun

Meaning 6

the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: descent, line of descent, lineage

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: kinship, family relationship, relationship

Narrower terms: bilateral descent, unilateral descent

History

Etymology

First attested in c. 1520. From French filiation