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   cognate

   /ˈkɒɡneɪt/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a word) having the same linguistic derivation as another (e.g. English father, German Vater, Latin pater): "the term is obviously cognate with the Malay"
   • 2. related; connected: formal "cognate subjects such as physics and chemistry" Similar associatedrelatedconnectedalliedinterconnectedlinkedcoupledcorrelatedsimilarlikealikecomparableparallelequivalentcorrespondinganalogoushomologousOpposite unconnecteddissimilar
   • ▪ related to or descended from a common ancestor. Similar relatedkindredakinwith a common ancestorOpposite unrelated

   noun

   • 1. a cognate word.
   • 2. a blood relative, especially on the mother's side.

   Word Origin early 17th century: from Latin cognatus, from co- ‘together with’ + natus ‘born’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. cognately adverb
   • 2. cognateness noun

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