multilineage en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English lineage English multilineage From multi- + lineage.
Meanings
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(countable, qualifier:usually noun adjunct, uncountable) Multiple lineages
a multilineage progenitor
This is a crucial point: the road to the present is not an evolution of unilinear descent; rather, it is a complex formation of multilineages, each including several segments and a number of extended families, of the same origin but with very different outlooks.
2002, Xin Liu, The Otherness of Self, →ISBN, page 120:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| multilineages | Number=Plur | lexicographic |