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consanguineous

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kon′sang gwin′ē əs)

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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

con•san•guin•e•ous (kon′sang gwin′ē əs),USA pronunciation adj.

Sociologyhaving the same ancestry or descent; related by blood.

Also, con•san•guine (kon sang′gwin),USA pronunciation con′san•guin′e•al.

Latin consanguineus, equivalent. to con- con- + sanguin- (stem of sanguis) blood + -eus -eous
1595–1605

con′san•guin′e•ous•ly, adv.

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