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ˌfɪlɪˈeɪʃ(ə)n/
n.
- the fact of being the child of a particular parent or parents.
- the relation of one thing to another from which it is derived or descended.
Etymology
ME: from Fr., from eccles. and med. L. filiatio(n-), from L. filius ‘son’, filia ‘daughter’.
