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filiation

Pronunciation: /ˌfɪlɪˈeɪʃ(ə)n/

Definition of filiation

noun

[mass noun]
  • the fact of being the child of a particular parent or parents:relationships based on ties of filiation as opposed to marriage
  • the fact of being descended or derived from something:the filiation of many of his ideas from those developed by Carpenter
  • the relation of one thing to another from which it is derived or descended in some respect:the filiation of Old Norse manuscripts

Origin:

late Middle English: from French, from ecclesiastical and medieval Latin filiatio(n-), from Latin filius 'son', filia 'daughter'

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