 cognate |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] related in nature | |
| Synonyms: | connate | |
| Examples: | "connate qualities" |
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| Related terms: | related | |
| 2. | [ noun ] one related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another | |
| Synonyms: | blood_relative sib blood_relation | |
| Related terms: | relative | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] (linguistics) having the same ancestral language | |
| Examples: | "cognate languages" |
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| Related terms: | linguistics related | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] related by blood | |
| Synonyms: | blood-related consanguine consanguineous kin akin | |
| Related terms: | related | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (linguistics) a word is cognate with another if both derive from the same word in an ancestral language | |
| Synonyms: | cognate_word | |
| Related terms: | word | |
| Similar spelling: |
cognitive cognation cognition |
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