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stirpe — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • ancestry noun The line of ancestors a person descends from; one's family origins or heritage.
  • line noun A long, thin mark or stroke, straight or curved, on a surface.
  • lineage noun A line of descent traced from an ancestor; a family's ancestry or a sequence of generations.
  • stock noun The goods a shop or business keeps available to sell.

Senses

stirpe is used for these senses in English:

  • ancestry Birth to a noble or high-ranking family, or to someone of honorable descent.
  • line A series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person; a family or race; compare lineage.
  • lineage Descent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage.
  • stock (by extension) Lineage; family; ancestry.

line — full definition

  1. noun A long, thin mark or stroke, straight or curved, on a surface.
  2. noun A row or sequence of people, things, or words, one after another.
  3. verb To arrange people or things in a row, or to form such a row.
  4. verb To cover the inside surface of something with a layer of material.
  5. noun A telephone or other communication connection.

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