the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors"
Used in a Sentence
lineage
How to use lineage in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for lineage.
Editorial note
Maybe they don't physically die, but their lineage will end.
Examples10
Definitions5
Parts of speech1
Quick take
the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors"
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of lineage gathered in one view.
the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors
the number of lines in a piece of printed material
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for lineage.
noun
the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors"
noun
the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors
noun
the number of lines in a piece of printed material
See also: linage
noun
a rate of payment for written material that is measured according to the number of lines submitted
See also: linage
noun
inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
See also: ancestry, derivation, filiation
Example sentences
Maybe they don't physically die, but their lineage will end.
The OSS is the UR's great grandchild, so the CIA is part of that lineage as well.
For those that don't know, it's lineage goes back to IrisGL and big-iron Silicon Graphics machines.
The project is a fork of bitcoin, uses bitcoin blockchains, but because it doesn't use bitcoin currency they shouldn't mention the lineage?
But this article gets Apple's aesthetic lineage and politics wrong seemingly out of sheer ignorance.
Interesting that Cap'n Proto[1] is not even mentioned given that this library has similar if not the same goals and lineage.
Again the 'shalwar kameez' we wear here in Pakistan has more in common with Hindu lineage than Islam with the urban areas are totally jeans/suits.
The intelligence that the hominid lineage has evolved gives human beings advantages that bacteria will never possess.
Our cytoplasmic membranes aren't that morphologically divergent, due to our common lineage.
We can form hypotheses, test those hypotheses rigorously, and perhaps make some lineages of harmful microorganisms as extinct in the wild as the smallpox virus and rinderpest virus now are.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use lineage in a sentence?
Maybe they don't physically die, but their lineage will end.
What does lineage mean?
the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors"
What part of speech is lineage?
lineage is commonly used as noun.