Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of the same lineage or origin; having a common ancestor.
from The Century Dictionary.
- In petrography, derived from a common parent magma: said of igneous rocks.
- Of the same blood; related by birth; descended from the same parent or ancestor.
- More specifically Of the same father by different wives; characterized by this relation. Also
consanguinean Maine . - Pertaining to or affected by the relation of consanguinity.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of the same blood; related by birth; descended from the same parent or ancestor.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Related by
birth ;descended from the sameparent orancestor .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective related by blood
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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These are called _sandugo_, which means "consanguineous," or "of the same blood."
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When looking at incest, for instance, it is quite clear that permitting consanguineous relationships will lead to power imbalances, psychological damage, sexual abuse, and a high rate of genetic diseases.
Eliyahu Federman: Will Gay Marriage Lead to Polygamy, Incest, and Religious Meltdown? Eliyahu Federman 2012
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The Ute must be the updated version of the Holden Pickup (unless the two are consanguineous simultaneous the same thing), as in this extract:
Miscellaneous Maxine 2009
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Here and there, even of old time, the wise men recognised it; and we so recognise it to-day, as witness our bars against consanguineous marriage.
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When looking at incest, for instance, it is quite clear that permitting consanguineous relationships will lead to power imbalances, psychological damage, sexual abuse, and a high rate of genetic diseases.
Eliyahu Federman: Will Gay Marriage Lead to Polygamy, Incest, and Religious Meltdown? Eliyahu Federman 2012
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The Ute must be the updated version of the Holden Pickup (unless the two are consanguineous simultaneous the same thing), as in this extract:
Ute fiction, Holden style Maxine 2008
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Consequently, consanguineous unions were a significant proportion of the consecrated marriages.
Belongings: Property, Family, and Identity in Colonial South Africa 2008
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Genealogies describe consanguineous relations, while estate inventories name spouses and children, both minor and adult.
Belongings: Property, Family, and Identity in Colonial South Africa 2008
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The Ute must be the updated version of the Holden Pickup (unless the two are consanguineous simultaneous the same thing), as in this extract:
Ute fiction, Holden style Maxine 2008
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The Ute must be the updated version of the Holden Pickup (unless the two are consanguineous simultaneous the same thing), as in this extract:
June 2008 Maxine 2008
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