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kindred
English
Etymology
From Middle English kindrede, alteration (with epenthetic d) of kinrede, cünreden (“kindred”), from Old English cynr?d, cynr?den (“kindred, family, generation, posterity, stock, species”), from cynn (“kind, sort, quality, race, family, rank, gender”) + -r?den (“condition, state”), equivalent to kin +? -red. More at kin.
Pronunciation
- enPR: ?k?ndr?d, ?k?ndr?d, IPA(key): /?k?nd??d/, /?k?nd??d/
Noun
kindred (countable and uncountable, plural kindreds)
- (often plural only) Distant and close relatives, collectively; kin. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- (often plural only) People of the same ethnic descent, not including speaker; brethren.
- (countable) A grouping of relatives.
- (uncountable) Blood relationship.
- (uncountable) Affinity, likeness.
- (countable, Germanic paganism) A household or group following the modern pagan faith of Heathenry or Ásatrú.
- Synonyms: hearth, garth, stead
Synonyms
- (people of same ethnic descent): brethren, kinship
Translations
Adjective
kindred (not comparable)
- Of the same nature, or of similar character.
- 1924, Aristotle, Metaphysics, translated by W. D. Ross, Nashotah, Wisconsin, USA: The Classical Library, 2001, book 1, part 1.
- We have said in the Ethics what the difference is between art and science and the other kindred faculties;
- 1924, Aristotle, Metaphysics, translated by W. D. Ross, Nashotah, Wisconsin, USA: The Classical Library, 2001, book 1, part 1.
- Connected, related, cognate, akin.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:akin
Translations
Anagrams
- drinked
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posterity
English
Etymology
Late 14th century, from Middle French posterité, from Latin posteritas, from posterus (“following, coming after”), from post (“after”) (English post-).
Displaced Old English words such as æftergengnes, æfterweardnes, and cn?ores.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /p??st???ti/
- Rhymes: -?ti
- Rhymes: -???ti
Noun
posterity (usually uncountable, plural posterities)
- All the future generations, especially the descendants of a specific person.
Related terms
- See post-
Translations
References
posterity From the web:
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- what does posterity mean
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