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parentage in Russian

parentage in Russian is происхождение — parentage means who a person's parents are, especially whether their birth was legitimate.

parentage in Russian

происхождение
noun
Pronounced: proiskhozhdeniye
The identity and nature of one's parents, and in particular, the legitimacy of one's birth.

What does "parentage" mean?

  1. noun Who a person's parents are, especially whether their birth was legitimate.
    "English gentlemen, after all, do not discriminate against each other on the grounds of parentage, only of breeding."
  2. noun The social standing that comes from a person's family background.
    "Mr. Worthington. Second son. We shall find better. He is of dubious parentage."
  3. noun The source that something comes from.
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parentage in a sentence

  • English gentlemen, after all, do not discriminate against each other on the grounds of parentage, only of breeding.
  • Mr. Worthington. Second son. We shall find better. He is of dubious parentage.

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What is "parentage" in Russian?
"parentage" in Russian is происхождение. parentage means: Who a person's parents are, especially whether their birth was legitimate.
How do you pronounce происхождение?
"parentage" in Russian is происхождение, pronounced "proiskhozhdeniye".
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