family#1 (n)
family line (n)
folk#2 (n)
kinfolk (n)
kinsfolk (n)
sept (n)
phratry (n)

n07970721

type n
lex_filenum 14
def people descended from a common ancestor
examples his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower
Outgoing links
Hypernym lineage, line, line of descent, descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, pedigree, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stock
Hyponym people; homefolk; house; dynasty; name, gens
Incoming links
Hypernym people; homefolk; house; dynasty; name, gens
Hyponym lineage, line, line of descent, descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, pedigree, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stock

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