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consanguineous

[kon-sang-gwin-ee-uhs] / ˌkɒn sæŋˈgwɪn i əs /


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Several children were the result of consanguineous marriages, in which the parents are related.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 8, 2024

“Ninety percent of the cases I see are caused by consanguineous marriages,” says Ms Zaki.

From Economist ● Feb. 25, 2016

With the pianist-brother's recent success, however, the consanguineous harmonies of the trio will no longer be heard.

From Time Magazine Archive

The impulse to prevent marriage of consanguineous relatives started by the gens went still further.

From The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State by Friedrich Engels

Totemic relationship was often far from being consanguineous.

From Degeneracy Its Causes, Signs and Results by Eugene S. Talbot


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