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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(genetics) A person who is on a family tree because he has married someone on the tree, and is not related by blood to anyone on the tree except his own descendants..
Use marry-in when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Marry-in means (genetics) A person who is on a family tree because he has married someone on the tree, and is not related by blood to anyone on the tree except his own descendants..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use marry-in where its definition matches the intended context.
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