kin
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From Old English cynn from Proto-Germanic *kunjan from Proto-Indo-European *gen- (“‘produce’”). Cognates include Swedish kön and Dutch kunne; and (from Indo-European) Ancient Greek γένος (genos), Latin genus.
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kin (uncountable)
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a relative
relatives collectively
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kin (not comparable)
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- Related by blood or marriage, akin. Generally used in "kin to"
- It turns out my back-fence neighbor is kin to one of my co-workers.
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kin m. and f. (plural kinnen, diminutive kinnetje, diminutive plural kinnetjes)
- (anatomy) chin
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kin
- five (5)
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See also kiin
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kin (hiragana きん)
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kin
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- IPA: [kxɪ̀n]
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kin
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kin
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kin
- I can
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