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(satellite adjective) (linguistics) having the same ancestral language; "cognate languages" |
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(noun) a word is cognate with another if both derive from the same word in an ancestral language |
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Synonyms: cognate word |
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Related Words: word |
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(satellite adjective) related in nature; "connate qualities" |
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Synonyms: connate |
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(satellite adjective) related by blood |
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Synonyms: akin, blood-related, consanguine, consanguineous, kin |
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(noun) one related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another |
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Synonyms: blood relation, blood relative, sib |
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Related Words: relation, relative |
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