afkomst — meaning in English
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English meaning
- birth noun The event of being born; the moment a baby or animal comes into the world.
- descent noun The act of coming down from a higher place, or a downward slope or path.
- lineage noun A line of descent traced from an ancestor; a family's ancestry or a sequence of generations.
- origin noun The point where something begins or comes from.
- race noun A contest to see who is fastest at reaching a goal.
Senses
afkomst is used for these senses in English:
- birth (uncountable) The circumstances of one's background, ancestry, or upbringing.
- descent Lineage or hereditary derivation.
- lineage Descent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage.
- origin (in the plural) Ancestry.
- race A large group of people distinguished from others on the basis of a common heritage.
- race A group of sentient beings, particularly people, distinguished by common ancestry, heritage or characteristics (see Wikipedia's article on historical definitions of race):
birth — full definition
- noun The event of being born; the moment a baby or animal comes into the world.
- noun The start or origin of something.
- verb To give birth to, or to bring something into existence.
descent — full definition
- noun The act of coming down from a higher place, or a downward slope or path.
- noun A person's family origins or ancestry.
- noun A drop into a worse state or condition.