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apparenté — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • akin adj Similar in nature, quality, or character; comparable.
  • cognate adj Allied by blood; kindred by birth; specifically (law) related on the mother's side.
  • kin noun One's relatives, considered together as a group.
  • related adj Connected in some way to something else.

Senses

apparenté is used for these senses in English:

  • akin (often, followed by to) Allied by nature; similar; partaking of the same properties; of the same kind.
  • cognate (linguistics) Descended from the same source lexemes (same etymons) of an ancestor language.
  • kin (uncommon) Related by blood or marriage, akin. (It is more common to form sentences using the noun instead.)
  • related Standing in relation or connection.
  • related Being a relative of.

akin — full definition

  1. adj Similar in nature, quality, or character; comparable.
  2. adj Related by blood or descent.

cognate — full definition

  1. adj Allied by blood; kindred by birth; specifically (law) related on the mother's side.
  2. adj Of the same or a similar nature; of the same family; proceeding from the same stock or root.
  3. adj Descended from the same source lexemes (same etymons) of an ancestor language.

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