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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Filiation \Fil`i*a"tion\, n. 1. Descent from or as if from a parent; relationship like that of a son; as to determine the filiation of a language. 2. One that is derived from a parent or source; an offshoot; as the filiations are from a common stock. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Filiation \Fil`i*a"tion\, n. [LL. filiatio, fr L. filius son: cf F. filiation. See {Filial}.] 1. The relationship of a son or child to a parent, esp. to a father. The relation of paternity and filiation. --Sir M. Hale. 2. (Law) The assignment of a bastard child to some one as its father; affiliation. --Smart. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: filiation n 1: the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors [syn: {descent}, {line of descent}, {lineage}] 2: inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline [syn: {ancestry}, {lineage}, {derivation}]
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