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of or relating to a household or family
  • it's a familial duty as well as a tradition for everyone in my family to eat dinner together

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The first known use of familial was in 1843

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“Familial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/familial. Accessed 5 Dec. 2021.

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