| lineage | | |
| n. (group) | 1. ancestry, blood, blood line, bloodline, descent, line, line of descent, lineage, origin, parentage, pedigree, stemma, stock | the descendants of one individual.; "his entire lineage has been warriors" |
| ~ family line, kinfolk, kinsfolk, phratry, sept, folk, family | people descended from a common ancestor.; "his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower" |
| ~ side | a family line of descent.; "he gets his brains from his father's side" |
| ~ family tree, genealogy | successive generations of kin. |
| n. (linkdef) | 2. descent, filiation, line of descent, lineage | the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors. |
| ~ family relationship, kinship, relationship | (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption. |
| ~ bilateral descent | line of descent traced through both the maternal and paternal sides of the family. |
| ~ unilateral descent | line of descent traced through one side of the family. |
| n. (quantity) | 3. linage, lineage | the number of lines in a piece of printed material. |
| ~ number | a concept of quantity involving zero and units.; "every number has a unique position in the sequence" |
| n. (possession) | 4. linage, lineage | a rate of payment for written material that is measured according to the number of lines submitted. |
| ~ charge per unit, rate | amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis.; "a 10-minute phone call at that rate would cost $5" |
| n. (attribute) | 5. ancestry, derivation, filiation, lineage | inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline. |
| ~ hereditary pattern, inheritance | (genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents. |
| ~ descent, extraction, origin | properties attributable to your ancestry.; "he comes from good origins" |
| ~ bloodline, pedigree | ancestry of a purebred animal. |
| lineup | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. batting order, card, lineup | (baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will bat.; "the managers presented their cards to the umpire at home plate" |
| ~ baseball, baseball game | a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs.; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" |
| ~ cleanup position, cleanup spot, cleanup | (baseball) the fourth position in the batting order (usually filled by the best batter on the team). |
| ~ roster, roll | a list of names.; "his name was struck off the rolls" |
| n. (group) | 2. lineup | a line of persons arranged by police for inspection or identification. |
| ~ line | a formation of people or things one beside another.; "the line of soldiers advanced with their bayonets fixed"; "they were arrayed in line of battle"; "the cast stood in line for the curtain call" |
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