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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary ma·tri·lin·eal DATE 1904 : relating to, based on, or tracing descent through the maternal line matrilineal society English Etymology matrilineal 1904, from matri- (see matriarch) +lineal. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 matrilineal matri·lin·eal / 7mAtri5liniEl / adjective (technical 术语) used to describe the relationship between mother and children that continues in a family with each generation, or sth that is based on this relationship 母系的；基于母系的: She traced her family history by matrilineal descent (= starting with her mother, her mother's mother, etc.). 她按母系血统追溯她的家族史。 ⇨ compare patrilineal Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged ma·tri·lineal \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+\ adjective Etymology: matr- + lineal : relating to, based on, or tracing descent through the maternal line < a matrilineal society > — contrasted with patrilineal • ma·tri·lineally \“+\ adverb |
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