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Definition of Parallel Descent
(noun) Tracing male descent through the father’s and female descent through the mother.
Example of Parallel Descent
Parallel Descent Pronunciation
Syllabification: par·al·lel de·scent
Audio Pronunciation
Phonetic Spelling
- American English – /pAIR-uh-lel di-sEnt/
- British English – /pAr-uh-lel di-sEnt/
International Phonetic Alphabet
- American English – /ˈpɛrəˌlɛl dɪˈsɛnt/
- British English – /ˈpærəlɛl dɪˈsɛnt/
Usage Notes
- Plural: parallel descents
- A type of nonunilineal descent system.
Additional Information
- Family and Kinship Resources – Books, Journals, and Helpful Links
- Word origin of “parallel” and “descent” – Online Etymology Dictionary: etymonline.com
Related Terms
- clan
- descendant
- descent group
- generation
- extended family
- kinship
- lineage
- marriage
- moiety
- phratry
- tribe
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Cite the Definition of Parallel Descent
ASA – American Sociological Association (5th edition)
Bell, Kenton, ed. 2014. “parallel descent.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Retrieved November 8, 2024 (https://sociologydictionary.org/parallel-descent/).
APA – American Psychological Association (6th edition)
parallel descent. (2014). In K. Bell (Ed.), Open education sociology dictionary. Retrieved from https://sociologydictionary.org/parallel-descent/
Chicago/Turabian: Author-Date – Chicago Manual of Style (16th edition)
Bell, Kenton, ed. 2014. “parallel descent.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Accessed November 8, 2024. https://sociologydictionary.org/parallel-descent/.
MLA – Modern Language Association (7th edition)
“parallel descent.” Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Ed. Kenton Bell. 2014. Web. 8 Nov. 2024. <https://sociologydictionary.org/parallel-descent/>.