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lineal

adjective as in direct

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Starting in 1905, however, the Daughters of the Republic of Texas, a lineal descendant group styled after the Daughters of the American Revolution, began using the site to shape Texans’ understanding of the past.

Dr No -- the lineal descendant of Fu Manchu—is the epitome of evil.

A new book says there is “overwhelming” evidence that President Barack Obama is a direct lineal descendant of Abraham Lincoln.

Three generations ago one of the cadets settled in Nice, and his lineal descendant is the present General Garibaldi.

The current idea of the time was that lineal descent from Abraham determined who belonged to the house of Israel and who did not.

There has been a lineal succession of teachers of singing, from the earlier decades of the eighteenth century down to the present.

It is designed to be handed down in lineal descent, from generation to generation—to be preserved as a family Memorial.

Well, instead of a lady, I see a fellow—he may have been a lineal descendant of Cedric the Saxon.

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On this page you'll find 134 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to lineal, such as: familial, tribal, affiliated, born with, congenital, and consanguine.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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