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Affined

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af⋅fined

  [uh-fahynd]
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–adjective
1. closely related or connected.
2. bound; obligated.
Origin:
1590–1600; affine + -ed 3
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af·fined   (ə-fīnd')   
adj.  

  1. Linked by a close relationship.

  2. Beholden to another; bound.


[French affiné, from Old French affin, closely related, from Latin affīnis, related by marriage : ad-, ad- + fīnis, boundary.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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