lignée

/li.ɲe/

la noun B2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
les lignées

Meaning

  1. lineage

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

filiation

Close synonyms for "filiation, lineage."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

estirpe

estirpe is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "lineage."

Spanish

linaje

linaje is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "lineage."

Practice

1 What does lignée mean?

2 Fill the gap: Il appartient à une longue ___ de médecins.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches lignée?

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