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cognate
adjective as in alike, associated
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However, the Old English "hund" later became "hound" but eventually was replaced by "dog," not a cognate.
Due to his knowledge of Arabic, he found many cognate words.
The directory of 1780 gave the names of twenty-six jewellers; that of 1880 gives nearly 700, including cognate trades.
Hell Jacob Grimm derives from hilan, to conceal in the earth, and it is cognate with hole and hollow.
The words genius and genie are evidently cognate with the Arabian jinn, meaning a spirit.
Hear how many cognate ideas present themselves to Shakspeare's mind in expressing the thought.
The intransitive form derives from the transitive by dropping a generalized, customary, reflexive or cognate object.
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On this page you'll find 52 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to cognate, such as: agnate, general, generic, incident, kindred, and like.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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