(familiar form)

  • 1form — n. & v. n. 1 a a shape; an arrangement of parts. b the outward aspect (esp. apart from colour) or shape of a body. 2 a person or animal as visible or tangible (the familiar form of the postman). 3 the mode in which a thing exists or manifests… …

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  • 2Familiar Linux — Entwickler Verschiedene Version 0.8.4 (20. August 2006) Architekturen ARM Lizenz …

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  • 3Familiar spirit — In early modern English superstition, a familiar spirit, imp, or familiar (from Middle English familiar , related to family) is an animal shaped spirit who serves for witchery, a demon, or other magician related subjects. Familiars were imagined… …

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  • 4familiar —    A spirit that maintains regular contact with a person, sometimes acting in service or guardianship, or providing information and instruction. The term familiar is from the Latin term familiaris, meaning “of a household or domestic.”… …

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  • 5Familiar animal — A familiar animal, in folklore, is an animal believed to be possessed of magic powers such as the ability to change its shape. It may be a temporary form assumed by a spirit, devil or trickster god. In tribal shamanism and also in spiritualism it …

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  • 6familiar — 01. Do I know you? Your face looks really [familiar] to me. 02. Why don t you just walk around the offices, and [familiarize] yourself with the routine here before trying to get any work done today? 03. That music sounds [familiar] to me. Where… …

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  • 7familiar — fa•mil•iar [[t]fəˈmɪl yər[/t]] adj. 1) commonly or generally known or seen: a familiar sight[/ex] 2) well acquainted: to be familiar with a subject[/ex] 3) informal: to write in a familiar style[/ex] 4) closely personal: to be on familiar… …

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  • 8familiar — {{#}}{{LM F17371}}{{〓}} {{SynF17820}} {{[}}familiar{{]}} ‹fa·mi·liar› {{《}}▍ adj.inv.{{》}} {{<}}1{{>}} De la familia o relacionado con ella: • Has salido muy favorecido en este retrato familiar.{{○}} {{<}}2{{>}} Que se tiene muy sabido o que… …

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  • 9familiar spirit — noun a spirit (usually in animal form) that acts as an assistant to a witch or wizard • Syn: ↑familiar • Hypernyms: ↑spirit, ↑disembodied spirit * * * noun 1. : a supernatural often malignant spirit in the service of an individual …

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  • 10Familiar spirits — Spirit Spir it, n. [OF. espirit, esperit, F. esprit, L. spiritus, from spirare to breathe, to blow. Cf. {Conspire}, {Expire}, {Esprit}, {Sprite}.] 1. Air set in motion by breathing; breath; hence, sometimes, life itself. [Obs.] All of spirit… …

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