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Princeton's WordNet

  1. descent, line of descent, lineage, filiationnoun

    the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors

  2. lineage, line, line of descent, descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, pedigree, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stocknoun

    the descendants of one individual

    "his entire lineage has been warriors"

Wikipedia

  1. Line of Descent

    Line of Descent (previously known as The Field) is a 2019 Indian crime drama film written and directed by debutant Rohit Karn Batra and starring Ronit Roy, Neeraj Kabi, and Ali Haji as the three brothers of a mafia patriarch who fight over the future of their crime family and Brendan Fraser, an undercover cop who brings them to their downfall, while Prem Chopra, and Abhay Deol play supporting roles. The film was released on 4 December 2019. It had a simultaneous release in theaters and video on demand in United States while in India it was released on ZEE5.

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  1. line of descent

    Line of descent refers to the direct sequence of ancestors or progeny for a specific organism or individual, showing the familial generations or genealogical order. The concept is primarily used in fields such as anthropology, biology, and genealogy. It marks the sequence of individuals who are related to each other through reproduction, or lineage, from a common ancestor to a specific descendant.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of line of descent in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of line of descent in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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