Definition of familial
1 : tending to occur in more members of a family than expected by chance alone a familial disorder
2 : of, relating to, or suggestive of a family has familial ties to the area a familial atmosphere
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Examples of familial in a Sentence
The company has created a familial atmosphere in its offices.
it's a familial duty as well as a tradition for everyone in my family to eat dinner together
Recent Examples of familial from the Web
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Many of these arise from a pattern of familial typecasting.
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But now, couples are taking legal measures to create their own familial identities.
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Julian’s excitement is in part due to GHA’s familial atmosphere.
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Then use this insight to approach her from now on not as a rude familial appendage, but as your equal in the struggle to be understood and appreciated.
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Still, as the White House descends into unabbreviated turmoil, the Trump clan continue to offer a self-conscious front of familial and political unity.
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Then use this insight to approach her from now on, not as a rude familial appendage, but as your equal in the struggle to be understood and appreciated.
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In a pattern that would become all too familiar in the next seven years, Obama reviewed his own familial Muslim pedigree.
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Arya’s reconnection with Nymeria would signal a significant return to her familial roots, which was teased in her dramatic exit from the House of Black and White in Season 6.
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Origin and Etymology of familial
French, from Latin familia
Other Genetics Terms
FAMILIAL Defined for English Language Learners
familial
playDefinition of familial for English Language Learners
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: of or relating to a family : suggesting a family
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medical : tending to affect members of the same family
FAMILIAL Defined for Kids
familial
playDefinition of familial for Students
: relating to or typical of a family
Medical Dictionary
familial
playMedical Definition of familial
: tending to occur in more members of a family than expected by chance alone a familial disorder—compare acquired 1, congenital 2, hereditary
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