Cognation

/kɒɡˈneɪʃən/

Synonyms for "cognation" (27 found)

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Noun(5 words)
cognate relationcognatenessconsanguinityenationetymological relation

Related words (13)

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5 relation types

More general

7 entries
etymological relationfamily relationshipkinshiplinguistic relationrelationrelationshipunilateral descent

More specific

3 entries
cognate formcognate morphemecognate word

Collocations

5 entries
cognate relationcognation relationetymological relationlinguistic kinshipshared etymology

Inflections

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Derivations

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Sample sentences

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[…] these stones, I say, gratifie our sight, as having a nearer cognation with the Soul of Man, that is Rational and Intellectual, and therefore is well pleased when it meets with any outward Object that fits and agrees with those congenite Ideas her own nature is furnished with.

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Cowan (1957a, 1957b) has established the following CVC cognation percentages using for his 'Tami Group' only the languages classed by the present writer as constituting the Upper Tami Families.

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This being the case, proof of cognation remains elusive even in the case of conspicuous lexical lookalikes.

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