to be closely akin

  • 1akin — adj. akin to sth VERBS ▪ be, seem ADVERB ▪ closely, much ▪ This game is closely akin to hockey. ▪ …

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  • 2akin — /euh kin /, adj. 1. of kin; related by blood (usually used predicatively): cousins who were too closely akin for marriage. 2. allied by nature; having the same properties: Something akin to vertigo was troubling her. 3. having or showing an… …

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  • 3akin — adjective akin to very similar to something: The language is closely akin to Arabic …

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  • 4akin — I (germane) adjective affiliated, alike, allied, analogous, appertaining, applicable, apropos, associated, closely related, collateral, connected, correlative, correspondent, corresponding, interchangeable, like, linked, parallel, pertinent,… …

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  • 5closely related — index affiliated, akin (germane), associated, cognate, collateral (accompanying), consanguineous …

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  • 6closely — adv. Closely is used with these adjectives: ↑akin, ↑allied, ↑analogous, ↑balanced, ↑bound, ↑comparable, ↑concerned, ↑dependent, ↑informed, ↑interrelated, ↑involved, ↑ …

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  • 7akin — Synonyms and related words: accordant, according, affiliated, affinal, affinitive, agnate, agreeable, agreeing, alike, allied, amicable, analogous, at one, attuned, avuncular, closely related, cognate, collateral, comparable, compatible,… …

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  • 8Todd Akin — Infobox Congressman name = Todd Akin date of birth = birth date and age |1947|07|05 place of birth = New York City, New York residence= Town and Country, Missouri occupation= engineer, plant manager alma mater= Worcester Polytechnic Institute,… …

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  • 9china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …

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  • 10China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …

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