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filiation

Syllabification: (fil·i·a·tion)

Pronunciation: /ˌfilēˈāSHən/

Definition of filiation

noun

the fact of being or of being designated the child of a particular parent or parents:relationships based on ties of filiation as opposed to marriage
the manner in which a thing is related to another from which it is derived or descended in some respect:the filiation of Old Norse manuscripts
a branch of a society or language.