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Entry 5 senses · 4 variants Webster, 1913

Kin

/(kĭn)/ · IPA /kɪn/
01 n. A primitive Chinese instrument of the cittern kind, with from five to twenty-five silken strings.
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    A primitive Chinese instrument of the cittern kind, with from five to twenty-five silken strings.(Mus.)
02 n. Relationship, consanguinity, or affinity; connection by birth or marriage; kindred; near connection or alliance, as of those having common …
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    Relationship, consanguinity, or affinity; connection by birth or marriage; kindred; near connection or alliance, as of those having common descent.
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    Relatives; persons of the same family or race.
    “The father, mother, and the kin beside.” — Dryden.
    “You are of kin, and so a friend to their persons.” — Bacon.
03 n. The unit velocity in the C. G. S. system -- a velocity of one centimeter per second.
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    The unit velocity in the C. G. S. system -- a velocity of one centimeter per second.(Physics)
04 a. Of the same nature or kind; kinder.
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    Of the same nature or kind; kinder.