Line and Relatives

Line

Line noun - The line of ancestors from whom a person is descended.
Usage example: he comes from a noble line that goes back several centuries

Relatives and line are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Relatives" instead a noun "Line".

Nearby Words: lined, linear, lineup, lineage, lineal

Relatives

Definitions of Line not found.

Line and relatives are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Line" instead a noun "Relatives".

Both words in one sentence

  • He had the will published, but Martha's relatives (Washington himself was the last of his line) did their best to get it quashed.
  • Well before Gabe Kotter, Gracie Allen also had a long line of strange relatives to wrap up episodes of The Burns and Allen Show.
  • Literature / Secret Histories Unperson: Droods who are declared rogue are erased from the family's history, their past achievements credited to relatives who know how to toe the line.
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