connatural

[kuh-nach-er-uhl, -nach-ruhl]

con·nat·u·ral

[kuh-nach-er-uhl, -nach-ruhl]
adjective
1.
belonging to a person or thing by nature or from birth or origin; inborn.
2.
of the same or a similar nature.

Origin:
1585–95; < Medieval Latin connātūrālis, equivalent to Latin con- con- + nātūrālis natural

con·nat·u·ral·ly, adverb
con·nat·u·ral·i·ty, con·nat·u·ral·ness, noun
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connatural (kəˈnætʃərəl)
 
adj
1.  having a similar nature or origin
2.  congenital or innate; connate
 
con'naturally
 
adv

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