"linear relative" meaning in English

See linear relative in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: linear relatives [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} linear relative (plural linear relatives)
  1. An ancestor or descendant.
    Sense id: en-linear_relative-en-noun-wD5daiTT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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    {
      "word": "collateral relative"
    }
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    {
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      "tags": [
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    }
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        "An ancestor or descendant."
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      ]
    }
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
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        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English nouns"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An ancestor or descendant."
      ],
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        [
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        ],
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        ]
      ]
    }
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