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6 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Kin \Kin\, a. Of the same nature or kind kinder. ``Kin to the king.'' --Shak. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: kin \kin\ [Of Low German origin; cf G. -chen, LG -- ken.] A diminutive suffix; as manikin; lambkin. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Kin \Kin\, n. (Mus.) A primitive Chinese instrument of the cittern kind with from five to twenty-five silken strings. --Riemann. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Kin \Kin\, n. [OE. kin, cun, AS cynn kin, kind race, people; akin to cennan to beget, D. kunne sex, OS & OHG. kunni kin, race, Icel. kyn, Goth. kuni, G. & D. kind a child, L. genus kind race, L. gignere to beget, Gr ? to be born, Skr. jan to beget. ?. Cf {Kind}, {King}, {Gender} kind {Nation}.] 1. Relationship, consanguinity, or affinity; connection by birth or marriage; kindred; near connection or alliance, as of those having common descent. 2. Relatives; persons of the same family or race. The father, mother, and the kinbeside --Dryden. You are of kin, and so a friend to their persons. --Bacon. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Kin \Kin\, n. Also Kine \Kine\ [Gr. ? to move.] (Physics) The unit velocity in the C.G.S. system -- a velocity of one centimeter per second From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: kin adj : related by blood [syn: {akin(p)}, {blood-related}, {cognate}, {consanguine}, {consanguineous}, {kin(p)}] n 1: a person having kinship with another or others "he's kin"; "he's family" [syn: {kinsperson}, {family}] 2: group of people related by blood or marriage [syn: {kin group}, {kinship group}, {kindred}, {clan}, {tribe}]
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