cognate
cognate is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Of the same or a similar nature; of the same family; proceeding from the same stock or root; allied; kindred; as, a cognate language.
- 2.(Law) One who is related to another on the female side. Wharton.
- 3.One of a number of things allied in origin or nature; as, certain letters are cognates.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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- What is of the same or a similar nature; of the same family; proceeding from the same stock or root; allied; kindred; as, a cognate language called?
- What is one who is related to another on the female side. Wharton called?
- What is one of a number of things allied in origin or nature; as, certain letters are cognates called?
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- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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