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LINEAGE

descent in a line from a common progenitor

The meaning of the word lineage is descent in a line from a common progenitor.

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grandiosecharacterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration
expatiateto move about freely or at will : wander
metaphysicalof or relating to metaphysics
appriseto give notice to : tell
sovereigntysupreme power especially over a body politic
scowlto contract the brow in an expression of displeasure
kleptomaniaca person evidencing kleptomania
schematicof or relating to a scheme or schema
archaichaving the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses
mutterto utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed