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1
a group of persons who come from the same ancestor
- invited all of his kith and kin to his graduation party
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2
a person connected with another by blood or marriage
- since she did not appear to be kin to either side, we've no idea what she was doing at the wedding
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- nonrelative
kin
adjectiveSynonyms & Antonyms of kin (Entry 2 of 2)
as in kindred, congenerous
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- akin,
- alike,
- analogous,
- cognate,
- comparable,
- connate,
- correspondent,
- corresponding,
- ditto,
- like,
- matching,
- parallel,
- resemblant,
- resembling,
- similar,
- such,
- suchlike
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