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cognate
adjective
noun
related by blood
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adjective
related by blood
adjective
having the same ancestral language
“cognate languages”
adjective
related in nature
“connate qualities”
noun
a word is cognate with another if both derive from the same word in an ancestral language
noun
one related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another
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cognate languages
connate qualities
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