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Sisterhood

The state or relation of being a sister; the office or duty of a sister.

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Association 76% connected

The act of associating, or state of being associated; union; connection, whether of persons of things.

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Kinship 76% connected

Family relationship.

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Relationship 76% connected

The state of being related by kindred, affinity, or other alliance.

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Sect 76% connected

A cutting; a scion.

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Sis 74% connected

A colloquial abbreviation of Sister.

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Sis 74% connected

A colloquial abbreviation of Sister.

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Sister 74% connected

A female who has the same parents with another person, or who has one of them only. In the latter case, she is more definitely called a half sister.…

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Sister 74% connected

A female who has the same parents with another person, or who has one of them only. In the latter case, she is more definitely called a half sister.…

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Beguine 70% connected

A woman belonging to one of the religious and charitable associations or communities in the Netherlands, and elsewhere, whose members live in beguina…

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Sister 70% connected

A female who has the same parents with another person, or who has one of them only. In the latter case, she is more definitely called a half sister.…

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Coefficient of correlation noun · 85% connection

a statistic representing how closely two variables co-vary; it can vary from -1 (perfect negative correlation) through 0 (no correlati…

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Correlation noun · 85% connection

a statistic representing how closely two variables co-vary; it can vary from -1 (perfect negative correlation) through 0 (no correlati…

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Correlation coefficient noun · 85% connection

a statistic representing how closely two variables co-vary; it can vary from -1 (perfect negative correlation) through 0 (no correlati…

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Average noun · 85% connection

a statistic describing the location of a distribution; "it set the norm for American homes"

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Change noun · 85% connection

money received in return for its equivalent in a larger denomination or a different currency; "he got change for a twenty and used it…

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Faith noun · 85% connection

an institution to express belief in a divine power; "he was raised in the Baptist religion"; "a member of his own faith contradicted h…

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Human relationship noun · 85% connection

a relation between people; (‘relationship’ is often used where ‘relation’ would serve, as in ‘the relationship between inflation and u…

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Institution noun · 85% connection

a custom that for a long time has been an important feature of some group or society; "the institution of marriage"; "the institution…

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Norm noun · 85% connection

a statistic describing the location of a distribution; "it set the norm for American homes"

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Organized religion noun · 85% connection

an institution to express belief in a divine power; "he was raised in the Baptist religion"; "a member of his own faith contradicted h…

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Religion noun · 85% connection

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Buddhism noun · 84% connection

a religion represented by the many groups (especially in Asia) that profess various forms of the Buddhist doctrine and that venerate B…

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Church noun · 84% connection

one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

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Cult noun · 84% connection

followers of an exclusive system of beliefs and practices

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Hebraism noun · 84% connection

Jews collectively who practice a religion based on the Torah and the Talmud

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Hindooism noun · 84% connection

the religion of most people in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal

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Hinduism noun · 84% connection

the religion of most people in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal

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Judaism noun · 84% connection

Jews collectively who practice a religion based on the Torah and the Talmud

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Acquire verb · 78% connection

gain knowledge or skills; "She learned dancing from her sister"; "I learned Sanskrit"; "Children acquire language at an amazing rate"

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: relation, sister, office, duty.
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Aunt noun · 78% connection

The sister of one's father or mother; -- correlative to nephew or niece. Also applied to an uncle's wife.

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Brother-in-law noun · 78% connection

The brother of one's husband or wife; also, the husband of one's sister; sometimes, the husband of one's wife's sister.

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Cousin noun · 78% connection

One collaterally related more remotely than a brother or sister; especially, the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt.

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Cross adjective · 78% connection

Made in an opposite direction, or an inverse relation; mutually inverse; interchanged; as, cross interrogatories; cross marriages, as…

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Discharge verb · 78% connection

To throw off the obligation of, as a duty or debt; to relieve one's self of, by fulfilling conditions, performing duty, trust, and the…

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Ethics noun · 78% connection

The science of human duty; the body of rules of duty drawn from this science; a particular system of principles and rules concerting d…

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Fratricide noun · 78% connection

a person who murders their brother or sister

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Grace noun · 78% connection

Graceful and beautiful females, sister goddesses, represented by ancient writers as the attendants sometimes of Apollo but oftener of…

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Grandnephew noun · 78% connection

The grandson of one's brother or sister.

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Grandniece noun · 78% connection

The granddaughter of one's brother or sister.

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Half blood unknown · 78% connection

The relation between persons born of the same father or of the same mother, but not of both; as, a brother or sister of the half blood…

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Half-sister noun · 78% connection

A sister by one parent only.

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