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noun, plural -ties.
1.
thorough knowledge or mastery of a thing, subject, etc.
2.
the state of being familiar; friendly relationship; close acquaintance; intimacy.
3.
an absence of ceremony and formality; informality.
4.
freedom of behavior justified only by the closest relationship; undue intimacy.
5.
EXPANDOften, familiarities. an instance of such freedom, as in action or speech.
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Familiarities
is always a great word to know.
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| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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Word Origin & History
familiarity
c.1200, from Fr. familiarité, from L. familiaritatem, from familiaris "friendliness, intimacy" (see familiar). Meaning "undue intimacy" is from late 14c. That of "close acquaintance" is from c.1600.
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