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род — meaning in English

Rod

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English meaning

  • blood noun The red fluid pumped by the heart that carries oxygen and nutrients around the body.
  • bloodline noun A line of descent connecting a person, animal, or family to their ancestors.
  • breed verb To produce offspring, especially of animals reproducing.
  • clan noun A large group of related families claiming descent from a common ancestor.
  • family noun A group of people related by blood, marriage, or adoption, especially parents and their children.
  • gender noun The state of being male, female, or another identity, often understood as bound up with social roles and personal identity, distinct from biological sex.
  • generation noun All the people born and living at around the same time, seen as a group.
  • genus noun A biological classification rank grouping closely related species, sitting below family and above species.
  • kind noun A type or category of thing that shares common features with others.
  • provenance noun The place of origin or history of ownership of something, especially a work of art or artifact.
  • rod noun A straight, thin bar, stick, or pole made of wood, metal, or similar material.
  • sort noun A particular type or kind of something.
  • stem noun The main stalk of a plant that supports leaves, flowers, or fruit.
  • strain verb To injure a muscle or tendon by overstretching or overusing it.
  • tribe noun A social group made up of related families or clans, often sharing language, culture, and territory.
  • type noun A category or class of things that share particular features.

Senses

род is used for these senses in English:

  • Rod The god of the family, ancestors and fate in Slavic mythology.
  • blood A family relationship due to birth, such as that between siblings; contrasted with relationships due to marriage or adoption. See blood relative, blood relation.
  • bloodline The abstract link between a person and their ancestors.
  • breed A race or lineage; offspring or issue.
  • clan A traditional social group of families in the Scottish Highlands having a common hereditary chieftain.
  • family A (close-knit) group of people related by blood, friendship, marriage, law, or custom, especially if they live or work together.
  • generation (now, US, dialectal) Race, family; breed. [from 14th c.]
  • gens (Ancient Rome, historical) A legally defined unit of Roman society, being a collection of people related through a common ancestor by birth, marriage or adoption, possibly over many generations, and sharing the same nomen gentilicium.

blood — full definition

  1. noun The red fluid pumped by the heart that carries oxygen and nutrients around the body.
  2. noun Family relationship or ancestry; a person's lineage.
  3. verb To initiate someone into combat or a violent activity for the first time.

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