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ʃən noun
cognate relationship.
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cognate (ˈkɒɡneɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | akin; related: cognate languages |
| 2. | Compare agnate related by blood or descended from a common maternal ancestor |
| 3. | grammar cognate object a noun functioning as the object of a verb to which it is etymologically related, as in think a thought or sing a song |
| —n | |
| 4. | something that is cognate with something else |
| [C17: from Latin cognātus, from co- same + gnātus born, variant of nātus, past participle of nāscī to be born] | |
| 'cognately | |
| —adv | |
| 'cognateness | |
| —n | |
| cog'nation | |
| —n | |
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Cognation
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
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