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kinship

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as in relationship
the fact or state of having something in common she and I have a special kinship since we both grew up in England

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“Kinship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kinship. Accessed 1 Dec. 2022.

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