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Meaning of agnatic | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B1
æɡˈnætɪk

Definitions

of the male bloodline; patrilineal

Equivalents

Español agnático
Français agnatique
Nederlands agnatisch
Polski agnacyjny
Português agnático

Examples

“agnatic primogeniture”
“Men accuse agnates of their own generation of bewitching them. Full brothers are not often suspected although half-brothers may be accused of witchcraft and agnatic cousins and more distant members of a man's minimal lineage are not unusual suspects.”

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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