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Akin
//ʌˈkɪn// adj, name, verb
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Of the same kin; related by blood.
"[W]e are too near a kin to lye together, tho' vve may Lodge near one another; […]"
- 2 Allied by nature; similar; partaking of the same properties; of the same kind. often, with-to
"Is not then Fruition near akin to Love?"
Adjective
- 1 related by blood wordnet
- 2 similar in quality or character wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
Verb
- 1 To relate or compare; to liken. rare
"I like to akin the P-Diddy case to Gen-Z's version of the O.J. Simpson trial."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From a corruption of of kin, from Middle English of kyn (“related, of kin”), equivalent to a- + kin (1550s). Compare Old English cyn, cynn (“akin, proper, suitable”, adj.).
Etymology 2
From a corruption of of kin, from Middle English of kyn (“related, of kin”), equivalent to a- + kin (1550s). Compare Old English cyn, cynn (“akin, proper, suitable”, adj.).
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