English Dictionary: Akin | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Akin \A*kin"\, a. [Pref. a- (for of) + kin.] 1. Of the same kin; related by blood; -- used of persons; as, the two families are near akin. 2. Allied by nature; partaking of the same properties; of the same kind. [bd]A joy akin to rapture.[b8] --Cowper. The literary character of the work is akin to its moral character. --Jeffrey. Note: This adjective is used only after the noun. |