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Entry 4 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Cognate

· Cog·nate · IPA /ˈkɑɡn(e)ɪt/
01 a. Allied by blood; kindred by birth; specifically (Law), related on the mother's side.
  1. 1.
    Allied by blood; kindred by birth; specifically (Law), related on the mother's side.(Law)
  2. 2.
    Of the same or a similar nature; of the same family; proceeding from the same stock or root; allied; kindred; as, a cognate language.
02 n. One who is related to another on the female side.
  1. 1.
    One who is related to another on the female side.(Law)
  2. 2.
    One of a number of things allied in origin or nature; as, certain letters are cognates.