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Meaning of bilateral descent | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Descent traced from all biological descendants, regardless of sex and side of the family.
uncountable, usually
Descent traced from an ancestor, regardless of sex and side of the family of the intervening generations.
uncountable, usually

Examples

“Only by bilateral descent is a boy related to his mother's grandfather.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

bilateral gill trama bilateral pneumonia bilateral symmetry bilateralism bilateralist bilaterality