Ancestry and Basis

Ancestry

Ancestry noun - The line of ancestors from whom a person is descended.

Basis and ancestry are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Basis" instead a noun "Ancestry".

Nearby Words: ancestor, ancestral, ancestress

Basis

Basis noun - An immaterial thing upon which something else rests.

Ancestry and basis are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ancestry" instead a noun "Basis".

Nearby Word: basic

How words are described

human human ancestry human basis
similar similar ancestry similar basis
common common ancestry common basis
complete complete ancestry complete basis
Other adjectives: strong, actual, entire, partial, genetic.
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