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Rarecognates
The correct spelling is cognates.
How to pronounce cognates
noun
Say it like: Con-ate-s
The correct spelling is cognates. One of a number of things allied in origin or nature.
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Definition
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.
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