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Term: Consanguitious

Part of Speech: Adjective

Sense 1: Related by blood; having a common ancestor.

Usage:

• John and Mary are cousins, so they have a consanguitious relationship.
• The royal family's marriages were often consanguitious to maintain their lineage.

Sense 2: Pertaining to or resulting from consanguinity; blood-related.

Usage:

• The legal system recognizes consanguitious relationships in matters of inheritance.
• A consanguitious disease can be inherited from one's parents.

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