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English
Etymology
First attested in c. 1520. From French filiation
Noun
filiation (countable and uncountable, plural filiations)
- (uncountable) The condition of being a child of a specified parent.
- (countable) The ancestry or lineage shared by a group having the same bloodline.
- (countable, law) The determination of paternity.
- (countable, law) One that is derived from a parent or source; an offshoot.
The filiations are from a common stock.
French
Pronunciation
Noun
filiation f (plural filiations)
- filiation
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