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/'k/A/gn/eI/t/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

  1. Allied by blood; kindred by birth; specifically <i>(Law)</i>, related on the mother's side.

    adjective

    Source: webster1913

noun

  1. one related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another

    noun.person

    Synonyms blood relation blood relative sib

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. a word is cognate with another if both derive from the same word in an ancestral language

    noun.communication

    Synonyms cognate word

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. One who is related to another on the female side.

    noun

    Source: webster1913

adjective satellite

  1. related in nature

    adj.all

    Synonyms connate

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. having the same ancestral language

    adj.all

    Examples
    Cognate languages.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. related by blood

    adj.all

    Synonyms akin blood-related consanguine consanguineal consanguineous kin

    Source: WordNet 3.0

Nearby words

cogitabundcogitatecogitationcogitativecogmancognaccognate wordcognatenesscognaticognationcognatuscognisable

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