KINSHIP

affinity, kinship

(noun) a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character; “found a natural affinity with the immigrants”; “felt a deep kinship with the other students”; “anthropology’s kinship with the humanities”

kinship, family relationship, relationship

(noun) (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

kinship (countable and uncountable, plural kinships)

relation or connection by blood, marriage or adoption

relation or connection by nature or character

Anagrams

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Source: Wiktionary


Kin"ship, n.

Definition: Family relationship.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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