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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. based on or tracing descent through the female line;
- Example: "matrilineal inheritance"
[syn: matrilineal, matrilinear]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

matrilinear
    adj 1: based on or tracing descent through the female line;
           "matrilineal inheritance" [syn: matrilineal,
           matrilinear]