family line
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Definition(s):
- (n) people descended from a common ancestor
Usage(s):
- And for the record, Romney's great-grandfather, who had five wives, was the last polygamist in the family line.
- Just before the family line ends in disaster, Macondo is almost abandoned, the banana farms destroyed by nearly five years of rain.
- Sons are valued far more than daughters in China because males maintain the family line and care for parents when they grow old.
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