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a
: descent in a line from a common progenitor
b
: derivation
the gun's direct lineage is in the 1960s—
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: a group of individuals tracing descent from a common ancestor
especially
: such a group of persons whose common ancestor is regarded as its founder
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Examples of lineage in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebSmithsonian Magazine, 10 Apr. 2024
Page and Golding seem more in the Pierce Brosnan Bond lineage than the Connery/Craig one.
—Guy Trebay, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
The album briefly—perhaps too briefly—highlights a rural Black creative lineage by featuring snippets of pioneers such as Sister Rosetta Tharpe, and vocal contributions from up-and-comers such as Tanner Adell.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 2 Apr. 2024
Their wit, irony, heart and humor — and the lineage of their music — feels very natural to me.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2024
That was the beginning of a lineage of Japanese major league stars: Hideo Nomo, a pitcher for the Dodgers in the 1990s, and then Ichiro Suzuki, a beloved Seattle Mariner.
—Jill Cowan, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2024
Kelly was born and raised in Norwood, Ohio and came from a lineage of public officials.
—Sharon Coolidge, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2024
The couple will publish the title in print and online via Bedford Media, according to Variety, which detailed a long lineage of Biblical begetting to explain all of Life’s publishers since 1883 leading up to this point.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2024
My mother never let my sister live down her grade school class heritage project, where she was assigned to bring in food that represents a country in her lineage.
—Kristina Behr, Parents, 11 Mar. 2024
Noun
In the case of herbivorous beetles, their most species-rich lineages carry a fascinating assortment of genes that permit the digestion of plants, McKenna has found.
—Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Apr. 2024
Page and Golding seem more in the Pierce Brosnan Bond lineage than the Connery/Craig one.
—Guy Trebay, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
The album briefly—perhaps too briefly—highlights a rural Black creative lineage by featuring snippets of pioneers such as Sister Rosetta Tharpe, and vocal contributions from up-and-comers such as Tanner Adell.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 2 Apr. 2024
Their wit, irony, heart and humor — and the lineage of their music — feels very natural to me.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2024
That was the beginning of a lineage of Japanese major league stars: Hideo Nomo, a pitcher for the Dodgers in the 1990s, and then Ichiro Suzuki, a beloved Seattle Mariner.
—Jill Cowan, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2024
Kelly was born and raised in Norwood, Ohio and came from a lineage of public officials.
—Sharon Coolidge, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2024
The couple will publish the title in print and online via Bedford Media, according to Variety, which detailed a long lineage of Biblical begetting to explain all of Life’s publishers since 1883 leading up to this point.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2024
My mother never let my sister live down her grade school class heritage project, where she was assigned to bring in food that represents a country in her lineage.
—Kristina Behr, Parents, 11 Mar. 2024
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“Lineage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lineage. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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