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lineage in French

lineage in French is lignée, lignage, descendance — lineage means a line of descent traced from an ancestor; a family's ancestry or a sequence of generations.

lineage in French

lignée
noun
Descent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage.
lignage
noun
Descent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage.
descendance
noun
Descent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage.
lignage
noun
(press) A number of lines of text in a column.

What does "lineage" mean?

  1. noun A line of descent traced from an ancestor; a family's ancestry or a sequence of generations.
    "She could trace her lineage back to the 17th century."
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lineage in a sentence

  • She could trace her lineage back to the 17th century.
  • The company's lineage goes back to a small workshop in 1920.

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What is "lineage" in French?

"lineage" in French is lignée, lignage, descendance. lineage means: A line of descent traced from an ancestor; a family's ancestry or a sequence of generations.

How do you use "lineage" in a sentence?

Example: "She could trace her lineage back to the 17th century." In French, "lineage" is lignée, lignage, descendance.

Are there other ways to say "lineage" in French?

Yes — French has 3 translations listed for "lineage": lignée, lignage, descendance.

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