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familiar
having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship
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adjective
having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship
“on familiar terms”
adjective
well known or easily recognized
“a familiar figure”
adjective
within normal everyday experience; common and ordinary; not strange
“familiar ordinary objects found in every home”
adjective
(usually followed by ‘with’) well informed about or knowing thoroughly
“conversant with business trends”
noun
a spirit (usually in animal form) that acts as an assistant to a witch or wizard
noun
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
“drinking companions”
noun
a person attached to the household of a high official (as a pope or bishop) who renders service in return for support
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on familiar terms
pretending she is on an intimate footing with those she slanders
a familiar figure
familiar songs
familiar guests
familiar ordinary objects found in every home
a familiar everyday scene
a familiar excuse
a day like any other filled with familiar duties and experiences
conversant with business trends
familiar with the complex machinery
he was familiar with those roads
drinking companions
comrades in arms
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