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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
Examples of lineage in a Sentence
Noun (1)
his Italian lineage was very important to him
it is now generally accepted that the lineage of Thomas Jefferson includes black as well as white members
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Ina Fried, Axios, 27 Feb. 2025
Indeed, the findings indicate that the ease of evolutionary innovation is as important in driving speciation as an evolutionary innovation is itself, speeding the development of new species in easily evolving lineages.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 26 Feb. 2025
After news of the narrator’s Hamas lineage broke last week, the BBC initially appeared to try and put distance between the narrator and his father, before subsequently saying it hadn’t been given the full information and adding a disclaimer.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2025
The obsession with lineage is at odds with the solidarity of the Middle Passage, which created new forms of kinship.
—Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
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Noun
The release marks the next evolution of OpenAI's flagship model lineage that has been an industry front-runner since the start of the generative-AI boom.
—Ina Fried, Axios, 27 Feb. 2025
Indeed, the findings indicate that the ease of evolutionary innovation is as important in driving speciation as an evolutionary innovation is itself, speeding the development of new species in easily evolving lineages.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 26 Feb. 2025
After news of the narrator’s Hamas lineage broke last week, the BBC initially appeared to try and put distance between the narrator and his father, before subsequently saying it hadn’t been given the full information and adding a disclaimer.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2025
The obsession with lineage is at odds with the solidarity of the Middle Passage, which created new forms of kinship.
—Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for lineage
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“Lineage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lineage. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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