Dictionary Entry

lineage

lineage is a 7-letter English word with 6 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Descent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; race; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 8 · Words With Friends 11 · 6 senses

Definitions

1noun
Descent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; race; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage.
2noun
inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
Synonyms
ancestry derivation filiation
3noun
the descendants of one individual
"his entire lineage has been warriors"
Synonyms
ancestry blood bloodline descent line origin parentage pedigree stemma stock
4noun
a rate of payment for written material that is measured according to the number of lines submitted
Synonyms
linage
5noun
the number of lines in a piece of printed material
Synonyms
linage
6noun
the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors
Synonyms
descent filiation

Synonyms

ancestry derivation filiation blood bloodline descent line origin parentage pedigree stemma stock linage

Common word forms

lineaged lineages

Words from these letters

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