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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Familiar \Fa*mil`iar\, a. [OE. familer familier, F. familier, fr L. familiaris, fr familia family. See {Family}.] 1. Of or pertaining to a family; domestic. ``Familiar feuds.'' --Byron. 2. Closely acquainted or intimate, as a friend or companion; well versed in as any subject of study; as familiar with the Scriptures. 3. Characterized by or exhibiting, the manner of an intimate friend; not formal; unconstrained; easy; accessible. ``In loose, familiar strains.'' --Addison. Be thou familiar, but by no means vulgar. --Shak. 4. Well known well understood; common; frequent; as a familiar illustration. That war, or peace, or both at once, may be As things acquainted and familiar to us --Shak. There is nothing more familiar than this --Locke. 5. Improperly acquainted; wrongly intimate. --Camden. {Familiar spirit}, a demon or evil spirit supposed to attend at call --1 Sam. xxviii. 3, 7-9. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Familiar \Fa*mil"iar\, n. 1. An intimate; a companion. All my familiars watched for my halting. --Jer. xx 10. 2. An attendant demon or evil spirit. --Shak. 3. (Court of Inquisition) A confidential officer employed in the service of the tribunal, especially in apprehending and imprisoning the accused. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: familiar adj 1: (often followed by `with') well known or easily recognized; "a familiar figure"; "he was familiar with those roads"; "familiar songs"; "familiar guests" [ant: {unfamiliar}] 2: within normal everyday experience; common and ordinary; "familiar ordinary objects found in every home"; "a familiar everyday scene"; "a familiar excuse"; "a day like any other filled with familiar duties and experiences" [ant: {strange}] 3: (usually followed by `with') well informed about "conversant with business trends"; "familiar with trends in education" [syn: {conversant(p)}, {familiar(p)}] 4: natural and unstudied; "using their Christian names in a casual way"; "lectured in a familiar style" [syn: {free-and-easy}, {casual}] 5: having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship; "on familiar terms"; "pretending she is on an intimate footing with those she slanders" [syn: {intimate}] 6: taking undue liberties; "young women disliked the familiar tone he took with them"; "instructors should not be familir in their behavior toward students of the opposite sex" [syn: {overfamiliar}] n 1: a person attached to the household of a high official (as a pope or bishop) who renders service in return for support 2: a person who is frequently in the company of another; "drinking companions"; "comrades in arms" [syn: {companion}, {comrade}, {fellow}, {associate}] 3: a spirit (usually in animal form) that acts as an assistant to a witch or wizard [syn: {familiar spirit}]
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