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lineal
('l/I/n/i//@/l )

adjective (a)

  • in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child(adj.all)
    Example:
    Lineal ancestors.
    Lineal heirs.
    Synonym:
    direct
    Antonym:
    collateral, indirect
    source: wordnet30
  • Descending in a direct line from an ancestor; hereditary; derived from ancestors; -- opposed to collateral; as, a lineal descent or a lineal descendant.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • arranged in a line(adj.all)
    source: wordnet30
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