Definitions from Wiktionary (descent group)
▸ noun: (anthropology) A group of people all descended from a common ancestor, whether real or fictitious, whether traceable through linear genealogies or untraceable; a clan or lineage.
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▸ noun: (anthropology) A group of people all descended from a common ancestor, whether real or fictitious, whether traceable through linear genealogies or untraceable; a clan or lineage.
Similar:
clan,
clann,
issue,
apical ancestor,
ancestorship,
pedigree,
origin,
race,
patriclan,
reflex,
more...
Types:
patrilineal,
matrilineal,
bilateral,
unilineal,
agnatic,
cognatic,
uterine,
agnatic-cognatic,
more...
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