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Posterity

The race that proceeds from a progenitor; offspring to the furthest generation; the aggregate number of persons who are descended from an ancestor of a generation; descendants; -- contrasted with ancestry; as, the posterity of Abraham.

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Generation 76% connected

The act of generating or begetting; procreation, as of animals.

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Affinity noun · 78% connection

a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character; "found a natural affinity with the immigrant…

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Childhood noun · 78% connection

the state of a child between infancy and adolescence

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Family noun · 78% connection

a social unit living together; "he moved his family to Virginia"; "It was a good Christian household"; "I waited until the whole house…

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Family unit noun · 78% connection

primary social group; parents and children; "he wanted to have a good job before starting a family"

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Home noun · 78% connection

a social unit living together; "he moved his family to Virginia"; "It was a good Christian household"; "I waited until the whole house…

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House noun · 78% connection

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Household noun · 78% connection

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Human relationship noun · 78% connection

a relation between people; (‘relationship’ is often used where ‘relation’ would serve, as in ‘the relationship between inflation and u…

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Kinship noun · 78% connection

a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character; "found a natural affinity with the immigrant…

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Marriage noun · 78% connection

the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce); "a long and happy marriage"; "God bless this union"

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Matrimony noun · 78% connection

the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce); "a long and happy marriage"; "God bless this union"

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Menage noun · 78% connection

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Parentage noun · 78% connection

the state of being a parent; "to everyone's surprise, parenthood reformed the man"

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Accrementition noun · 78% connection

The process of generation by development of blastema, or fission of cells, in which the new formation is in all respect like the indiv…