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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

Thus far the results of the two customs are the same; but in the Banks group consanguineous marriage is checked by public opinion, which in Fiji favours such marriages.

From The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom by Basil Thomson

Early in 1839 Darwin married his cousin, Emma- 53 - Wedgwood, daughter of his uncle Josiah Wedgwood: a union which, though consanguineous, proved in the highest degree congenial and fortunate.

From Life of Charles Darwin by G. T. (George Thomas) Bettany




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