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Rarecognate
The correct spelling is cognate.
How to pronounce cognate
/ˈkɒɡ.neɪt/
nounIPA: /ˈkɒɡ.neɪt/
Say it like: Con-ate
The correct spelling is cognate. One of a number of things allied in origin or nature.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.One of a number of things allied in origin or nature.
- 2.One who is related to another on the female side.
- 3.One who is related to another, both having descended from a common ancestor through legal marriages.
- 4.A word either descended from the same base word of the same ancestor language as the given word, or strongly believed to be a regular reflex of the same reconstructed root of proto-language as the given word.
adjective
- 1.Allied by blood; kindred by birth; specifically related on the mother's side.
- 2.Of the same or a similar nature; of the same family; proceeding from the same stock or root.
- 3.Descended from the same source lexeme of an ancestor language.
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