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connatural

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con⋅nat⋅u⋅ral

  [kuh-nach-er-uhl, -nach-ruhl]
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–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; < ML connātūrālis, equiv. to L con- con- + nātūrālis natural

Related forms:
con⋅nat⋅u⋅ral⋅ly, adverb
con⋅nat⋅u⋅ral⋅i⋅ty, con⋅nat⋅u⋅ral⋅ness, noun
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con·nat·u·ral   (kə-nāch'ər-əl, kŏ-)   
adj.  

  1. Innate; inborn.

  2. Related or similar in nature; cognate.


[Medieval Latin connātūrālis : Latin com-, com- + Latin nātūrālis, by birth; see natural.]
con·nat'u·ral'i·ty (-ə-rāl'ĭ-tē) n., con·nat'u·ral·ly adv., con·nat'u·ral·ness n.
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