blood line
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Definition
Noun: 1. Direct line of descent; lineage: Refers to all the descendants of a single ancestor or progenitor, considered as a continuous line. It emphasizes biological inheritance and family continuity over generations.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The royal blood line can be traced back for over a thousand years.
- She is the last in her family's blood line.
- The historian studied the blood line of the ancient dynasty.
Advanced Usage
- "to continue/carry on the blood line": To have children, ensuring the family lineage continues into the next generation.
- As the only son, he felt pressure to carry on the family blood line.
Variants and Related Words
- Bloodline (noun): A more common, single-word variant with identical meaning.
- The champion horse has an excellent bloodline.
- Lineage (noun): Direct descent from an ancestor; ancestry.
- Descent (noun): The origin or background of a person in terms of family or nationality.
- Ancestry (noun): One's family or ethnic descent over many generations.
Synonyms
- Lineage
- Descent
- Ancestry
- Genealogy
- Family tree
- Stock
Related Phrases
- Of noble blood line: Having ancestors from a royal or aristocratic family.
- He was born of a noble blood line.
- Pure blood line: A lineage considered unmixed with other families or breeds, often used in contexts like animal breeding or historical aristocracy.
- The kennel specializes in dogs of a pure blood line.
Noun
- the descendants of one individual
- his entire lineage has been warriors