"descent group" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: descent groups [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} descent group (plural descent groups)
  1. (anthropology) A group of people all descended from a common ancestor, whether real or fictitious, whether traceable through linear genealogies or untraceable; a clan or lineage. Categories (topical): Anthropology
    Sense id: en-descent_group-en-noun-xblBPMpm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: anthropology, human-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

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