consanguineous
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consanguineous /ˌkɒnsaŋˈgwɪnɪəs/
▶adjective relating to or denoting people descended from the same ancestor.
– derivatives
consanguine adjective,
consanguinity noun.
consanguine adjective,
consanguinity noun.
– origin C17: from L. consanguineus ‘of the same blood’ (from con- ‘together’ + sanguis ‘blood’) + -ous.
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