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consanguineous
CIDE DICTIONARY
consanguineous, a. [L. conguineus; con- + sanguis blood: cf. F. consanguin. See Sanquine.].
Of the same blood; related by birth; descended from the same parent or ancestor. Shak. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
consanguineous, adj. descended from the same ancestor; akin.
Derivative
consanguinity n.
Etymology
L consanguineus (as com-, sanguis -inis blood)
ROGET THESAURUS
consanguineous
Consanguinity
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