We found 3 definitions of cognations from 2 different sources.
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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 |