FAMILIAL

familial, genetic, hereditary, inherited, transmitted, transmissible

(adjective) occurring among members of a family usually by heredity; “an inherited disease”; “familial traits”; “genetically transmitted features”

familial

(adjective) relating to or having the characteristics of a family; “children of the same familial background”; “familial aggregation”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

familial (not comparable)

Of or pertaining to a human family.

Of or pertaining to any grouping of things referred to as a family.

(pathology) Inherited.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

29 June 2025

ADMIRABLE

(adjective) deserving of the highest esteem or admiration; “an estimable young professor”; “trains ran with admirable precision”; “his taste was impeccable, his health admirable”


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Coffee Trivia

The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.

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