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La stirpe
This feminine noun refers to lineage, ancestry, or stock. It has a slightly more literary or formal tone than 'discendenza'.
Examples in context
Egli vantava una stirpe di nobili guerrieri.
He boasted a descent of noble warriors.
La stirpe reale si estinse senza eredi maschi.
The royal descent died out without male heirs.
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