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Connate

//kəˈneɪt// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Of the same or a similar nature; proceeding from the same stock or root.
  2. 2
    Inborn.
  3. 3
    United with other organs of the same kind (for example sepals connate with sepals, petals connate with petals, or stamens with stamens).
  4. 4
    Trapped within a rock at the time of its formation (especially of water or petroleum).
Adjective
  1. 1
    related in nature wordnet
  2. 2
    of similar parts or organs; closely joined or united wordnet

Etymology

First attested in 1641; borrowed from Latin connātus, perfect active participle of connāscor (“to be born together (with)”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from con- + nāscor. Doublet of cognate.

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