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Affiliated 84% connected

of Affiliate

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Affiliated 84% connected

of Affiliate

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Affinal 84% connected

Related by marriage; from the same source.

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Affinal 84% connected

Related by marriage; from the same source.

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Affine 84% connected

To refine.

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Affine 84% connected

To refine.

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Agnate 84% connected

Related or akin by the father's side; also, sprung from the same male ancestor.

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Agnate 84% connected

Related or akin by the father's side; also, sprung from the same male ancestor.

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Agnatic 84% connected

Pertaining to descent by the male line of ancestors.

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Agnatic 84% connected

Pertaining to descent by the male line of ancestors.

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Akin 84% connected

Of the same kin; related by blood; -- used of persons; as, the two families are near akin.

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Akin 84% connected

Of the same kin; related by blood; -- used of persons; as, the two families are near akin.

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Allied 84% connected

United; joined; leagued; akin; related. See Ally.

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Allied 84% connected

United; joined; leagued; akin; related. See Ally.

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Attached 84% connected

of Attach

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Attached 84% connected

of Attach

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Cognate 84% connected

Allied by blood; kindred by birth; specifically (Law), related on the mother's side.

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Cognate 84% connected

Allied by blood; kindred by birth; specifically (Law), related on the mother's side.

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Connate 84% connected

Born with another; being of the same birth.

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Connate 84% connected

Born with another; being of the same birth.

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Connected 84% connected

of Connect

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Connected 84% connected

of Connect

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Consanguineal 84% connected

Of the same blood; related by birth.

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Consanguineal 84% connected

Of the same blood; related by birth.

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Consanguineous 84% connected

Of the same blood; related by birth; descended from the same parent or ancestor.

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Consanguineous 84% connected

Of the same blood; related by birth; descended from the same parent or ancestor.

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Correlate 84% connected

To have reciprocal or mutual relations; to be mutually related.

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Correlate 84% connected

To have reciprocal or mutual relations; to be mutually related.

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Correlated 84% connected

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Correlated 84% connected

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Correlative 84% connected

Having or indicating a reciprocal relation.

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Correlative 84% connected

Having or indicating a reciprocal relation.

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Corresponding 84% connected

of Correspond

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Corresponding 84% connected

of Correspond

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Descendant 84% connected

Descendent.

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Descendant 84% connected

Descendent.

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Descendent 84% connected

Descending; falling; proceeding from an ancestor or source.

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Descendent 84% connected

Descending; falling; proceeding from an ancestor or source.

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Enate 84% connected

Growing out.

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Enate 84% connected

Growing out.

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kin 84% connected

A diminutive suffix; as, manikin; lambkin.

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kin 84% connected

A diminutive suffix; as, manikin; lambkin.

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Kindred 84% connected

Relationship by birth or marriage; consanguinity; affinity; kin.

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Kindred 84% connected

Relationship by birth or marriage; consanguinity; affinity; kin.

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Maternal 84% connected

Of or pertaining to a mother; becoming to a mother; motherly; as, maternal love; maternal tenderness.

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Maternal 84% connected

Of or pertaining to a mother; becoming to a mother; motherly; as, maternal love; maternal tenderness.

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Paternal 84% connected

Of or pertaining to a father; fatherly; showing the disposition of a father; guiding or instructing as a father; as, paternal care.

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Paternal 84% connected

Of or pertaining to a father; fatherly; showing the disposition of a father; guiding or instructing as a father; as, paternal care.

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Derivationally related 2

Relatedness 74% connected

The state or condition of being related; relationship; affinity.

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Relatedness 74% connected

The state or condition of being related; relationship; affinity.

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Collateral 66% connected

Coming from, being on, or directed toward, the side; as, collateral pressure.

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Collateral 66% connected

Coming from, being on, or directed toward, the side; as, collateral pressure.

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Direct 66% connected

Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by the short or shortest way to a point or end; as, a direct line; direct means.

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Direct 66% connected

Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by the short or shortest way to a point or end; as, a direct line; direct means.

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Indirect 66% connected

Not direct; not straight or rectilinear; deviating from a direct line or course; circuitous; as, an indirect road.

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Indirect 66% connected

Not direct; not straight or rectilinear; deviating from a direct line or course; circuitous; as, an indirect road.

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Lineal 66% connected

Descending in a direct line from an ancestor; hereditary; derived from ancestors; -- opposed to collateral; as, a lineal descent or a lineal descenda…

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Lineal 66% connected

Descending in a direct line from an ancestor; hereditary; derived from ancestors; -- opposed to collateral; as, a lineal descent or a lineal descenda…

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