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a⋅kin

  [uh-kin]
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–adjective
1. of kin; related by blood (usually used predicatively): cousins who were too closely akin for marriage.
2. allied by nature; having the same properties: Something akin to vertigo was troubling her.
3. having or showing an affinity; kindred: They are emotionally but not intellectually akin.
Origin:
1580–90; see a- 2 , kin

Synonyms:
2. cognate; similar, analogous, comparable, parallel.
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a·kin   (ə-kĭn')   
adj.  

  1. Of the same kin; related by blood.

  2. Having a similar quality or character; analogous.

  3. Linguistics Sharing a common origin or an ancestral form.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

akin 
1558, from phrase of kin.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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