matrilineal

Phonetic Respelling: [ ma-truh-lin-ee-uhl, mey- ]

Definition:

adj. based on or tracing descent through the female line

Sentence:

She could only trace her matrilineal descent to her great grandmother.

More example sentences:

She could only trace her matrilineal descent to her great grandmother.

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Synonyms:

female lineage; female descent; female ancestry

Antonyms:

male ancestry

How many syllables in matrilineal?

5 syllables Play Syllables Game

Divide matrilineal into syllables:

mat-ri-lin-e-al

Matrilineal rhymes:

Three Syllable Rhymes
- lineal
Five Syllable Rhymes
- patrilineal

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