different between lineage vs purebred

lineage

English

Alternative forms

  • linage

Etymology

From Middle English linage, from Old French linage, from ligne, from Latin linea (line); equivalent to line +? -age.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?l?.ni.?d?/

Noun

lineage (countable and uncountable, plural lineages)

  1. Descent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage.
  2. (advertising) A number of lines of text in a column.
  3. A fee or rate paid per line of text.

Related terms

  • line
  • lineal
  • linear

Translations

See also

  • genealogy

References

  • lineage in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • lineage in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

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purebred

English

Etymology

pure +? bred

Adjective

purebred (comparative more purebred, superlative most purebred)

  1. Having genuine parents of the same breed, usually of an animal.

Translations

Noun

purebred (plural purebreds)

  1. An animal which has genuine parents of the same breed.

Antonyms

  • Heinz 57
  • mixed breed

Translations

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