Definition of cognation Cognation
cog•na•tion
We found 7 definitions of cognation from 4 different sources.
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What does cognation mean?
WordNet
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| cognation - (anthropology) related by blood | ||
| consanguinity, blood kinship | ||
| family relationship, kinship, relationship (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption | ||
| anthropology the social science that studies the origins and social relationships of human beings | ||
| cognation - line of descent traced through the maternal side of the family | ||
| matrilineage, enation | ||
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Wiktionary 
- cognation (Noun)
A cognate relationship.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- cognation (n.)
Relationship by blood; descent from the same original; kindred. - cognation (n.)
Participation of the same nature. - cognation (n.)
That tie of consanguinity which exists between persons descended from the same mother; -- used in distinction from agnation.
Part of speech
🔤- cognation, noun, singular of cognations.
