kindred

Definitions


[ˈkɪndrɪd], (Noun)

Definitions:
- one's family and relations


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Origin:
Old English kinrædan (inflected form): from kin + -red (from Old English rǣden ‘condition’), with insertion of -d- in the modern spelling either under the influence of kind (noun) or through phonetic development (as in thunder)


[ˈkɪndrɪd], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- similar in kind; related
(e.g: books on kindred subjects)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English kinrædan (inflected form): from kin + -red (from Old English rǣden ‘condition’), with insertion of -d- in the modern spelling either under the influence of kind (noun) or through phonetic development (as in thunder)




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