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| 1. | [ adjective ] relating to or having the characteristics of a family | |
| Examples: | "children of the same familial background" "familial aggregation" |
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| Related terms: | family | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] tending to occur among members of a family usually by heredity | |
| Synonyms: | genetic transmitted inherited transmissible hereditary | |
| Examples: | "an inherited disease" "familial traits" "genetically transmitted features" |
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| Related terms: | inheritable | |
| Similar spelling: |
family_line |
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