con‧san‧guin‧i‧ty /ˌkɒnsæŋˈɡwɪnəti, ˌkɒnsæŋˈɡwɪnɪti $ ˌkɑːn-/
noun [uncountable] formal[
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Old French;
Origin: consanguinité, from Latin, from com- ( ⇒ COM-) + sanguis 'blood']
when people are members of the same family
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