parentèle

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See also: parentele

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin parentēla.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pa.ʁɑ̃.tɛl/
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Noun

parentèle f (plural parentèles)

  1. relative, relation
  2. (collectively) kin, relatives
  3. (biology, inheritance) parentela

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