Advanced English (2) • NOUNS • 'L'
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noun [C or U ] C1 • synonyms: ancestry, descent, pedigree • trace one's lineage / royal lineage / artistic lineage • freq in AmE: 4/10
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the line of descent from an ancestor; ancestry or pedigree — often referring to family, cultural, or symbolic heritage
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noun [C ] C2 informal/metaphorical • synonyms: deadlock, stalemate, bottleneck, gridlock • political/legislative/logistical logjam; break/resolve/cause a logjam; hit/run into a logjam • freq in AmE: 2/10
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a situation in which movement or progress is stopped due to a blockage, overload, or lack of agreement; often used metaphorically to describe political, bureaucratic, or procedural deadlock
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