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filiation

/fɪ.liˈe͜ɪ.ʃən/

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First attested in c. 1520. From French filiation

noun filiations

uncountable The condition of being a child of a specified parent.
countable The ancestry or lineage shared by a group having the same bloodline.
countable The determination of paternity.
countable One that is derived from a parent or source; an offshoot. The filiations are from a common stock.

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@misc{filiation_2026,
  title = {filiation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/filiation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}