familiality

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noun

The quality of being familial.

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Meanings

nounfamiliality (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe quality of being familial.

    The demonstration of familiality and heritability of homosexuality (e.g., Pillard & Bailey, 1998 ) has led to numerous attempts to provide genetic explanations.

    2007 December 22, Heino F. L. Meyer-Bahlburg, Curtis Dolezal, Susan W. Baker, Maria I. New, “Sexual Orientation in Women with Classical or Non-classical Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia as a Function of Degree of Prenatal”, in Archives of Sexual Behavior, volume 37, number 1, →DOI

Origin

From familial + -ity.

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APA

familiality. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/familiality

MLA

“familiality.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/familiality. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “familiality,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/familiality.

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