cognatic

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adjective

Of or relating to a mode of descent calculated from an ancestor or ancestress through any combination of male and female links, or a system of bilateral kinship where relations are traced through both father and mother.

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Meanings

adjectivecognatic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or relating to a mode of descent calculated from an ancestor or ancestress through any combination of male and female links, or a system of bilateral kinship where relations are traced through both father and mother.

Origin

From cognate + -ic.

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APA

cognatic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cognatic

MLA

“cognatic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cognatic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cognatic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cognatic.

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