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parentage 音標拼音: [p'ɛrəntədʒ] n. U父親的身分,母親的身分;根本;出身 U父親的身分,母親的身分;根本;出身 parentage n 1: the state of being a parent; " to everyone' s surprise, parenthood reformed the man" [ synonym: { parenthood}, { parentage}] 2: the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents [ synonym: { parentage}, { birth}] 3: the descendants of one individual; " his entire lineage has been warriors" [ synonym: { lineage}, { line}, { line of descent}, { descent}, { bloodline}, { blood line}, { blood}, { pedigree}, { ancestry}, { origin}, { parentage}, { stemma}, { stock}] Parentage \ Par" ent* age\ ( p[^ a] r" ent*[ asl] j; 277), n. [ Cf. F. parentage relationship.] Descent from parents or ancestors; parents or ancestors considered with respect to their rank or character; extraction; birth; as, a man of noble parentage. " Wilt thou deny thy parentage?" -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] Though men esteem thee low of parentage. -- Milton. [ 1913 Webster] 19 Moby Thesaurus words for " parentage": ancestry, birth, bloodline, descent, extraction, family, grandfatherhood, grandmotherhood, grandparentage, heritage, line, lineage, origin, parenthood, pedigree, progenitorship, roots, stock, strain
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