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kin⋅dred

  [kin-drid]
–noun
1. a person's relatives collectively; kinfolk; kin.
2. a group of persons related to another; family, tribe, or race.
3. relationship by birth or descent, or sometimes by marriage; kinship.
4. natural relationship; affinity.
–adjective
5. associated by origin, nature, qualities, etc.: kindred languages.
6. having the same belief, attitude, or feeling: We are kindred spirits on the issue of gun control.
7. related by birth or descent; having kinship: kindred tribes.
8. belonging to kin or relatives: kindred blood.
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Origin:
1125–75; ME, var. (with epenthetic d) of kinrede. See kin, -red

Related forms:
kin⋅dred⋅less, adjective
kin⋅dred⋅ness, noun
kin⋅dred⋅ship, noun
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kin·dred   (kĭn'drĭd)   
n.  

  1. A group of related persons, as a clan or tribe.

  2. (used with a pl. verb) A person's relatives; kinfolk.

adj.  

  1. Of the same ancestry or family: kindred clans.

  2. Having a similar or related origin, nature, or character: kindred emotions.


[Middle English kinrede, kindrede, from Late Old English cynrēde : cyn, kin; see genə- in Indo-European roots + -rēde, condition (from Old English rǣden, -rǣden, condition; see ar- in Indo-European roots).]
kin'dred·ness n.
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Word Origin & History

kindred 
c.1200, kinraden, compound of kin (q.v.) + -rede, from O.E. ræden "condition, rule," related to rædan "to advise, rule" (see read). With intrusive -d- (17c.) probably for phonetic reasons (cf. thunder) but perhaps encouraged by kind (n.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: kin·dred
Pronunciation: 'kin-dr&d
Function: noun
: a group of related individuals : a genealogical group kindred>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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kindred kin·dred (kĭn'drĭd)
n.
A group of related persons, such as a clan or tribe.

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