kŏg'nāt'
related by blood
Originating at the same time; related.
of common descent
related in nature
Related to someone by male connections or on the paternal side of the family.
Having similar qualities; similar
Of a similar nature; related:
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Of the same lineage or origin; having a common ancestor.
The definition of kindred is used to describe people or things that are similar or related to each other.
related in nature
(Archaic) Concise; to the point.
Having no special designation, status, or rank:
(Mathematics) Of geometrical figures including triangles, squares, ellipses, arcs and more complex figures, having the same shape but possibly different size, rotational orientation, and position; in particular, having corresponding angles equal and corresponding line segments proportional; such that one can be had from the other using a sequence of operations of rotation, translation and scaling.
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cognate word
a word is cognate with another if both derive from the same word in an ancestral language
A person related to another by birth rather than by marriage or adoption
(Anthropology) A kinship group consisting of two or more lineages considered as being related, as by common descent from a mythic ancestor.
Similar or alike in such a way as to permit the drawing of an analogy.
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The definition of dissimilar is things that are different.
alike, associated
unallied
Not allied.
The definition of unlike is a person or thing that is different from another.
Having close resemblance; similar:
Having almost or exactly the same qualities, characteristics, etc.; similar; equal
The definition of related is being associated with.
Related genetically or in the same family.
non-language
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