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71In a family way — Family Fam i*ly, n.; pl. {Families}. [L. familia, fr. famulus servant; akin to Oscan famel servant, cf. faamat he dwells, Skr. dh[=a]man house, fr. dh[=a]to set, make, do: cf. F. famille. Cf. {Do}, v. t., {Doom}, {Fact}, {Feat}.] 1. The… …
72In the family way — Family Fam i*ly, n.; pl. {Families}. [L. familia, fr. famulus servant; akin to Oscan famel servant, cf. faamat he dwells, Skr. dh[=a]man house, fr. dh[=a]to set, make, do: cf. F. famille. Cf. {Do}, v. t., {Doom}, {Fact}, {Feat}.] 1. The… …
73Family of Humfrey of Xanth — For more characters of the Xanth series by Piers Anthony, see List of Xanth characters. The magician Humfrey has the largest known extended family in Xanth. Characters from nearly the beginning of Xanth to many in current day Xanth are included… …
74Languages of Somalia — The number of different languages spoken in Somalia is very small in comparison with most African countries. The majority of Somali nationals (including persons of non Somali origin) speak the Somali language.Somali is the official language of… …
75Languages of Fiji — Fiji has three official languages under the 1997 constitution; English, Fijian and Hindustani. Fijian is a spoken either as a first or second language by indigenous Fijians who make up around 54% of the population. Indo Fijians make up a further… …
76Family History Library — The Family History Library (FHL) is a genealogical research facility provided and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints (the LDS or Mormon Church). HistoryThe origins of the Family History Library can be traced to the… …
77family — n. (pl. ies) 1 a set of parents and children, or of relations, living together or not. 2 a the members of a household, esp. parents and their children. b a person s children. c (attrib.) serving the needs of families (family butcher). 3 a all the …
78family — fam•i•ly [[t]ˈfæm ə li, ˈfæm li[/t]] n. pl. lies, adj. 1) parents and their children, considered as a group, whether dwelling together or not 2) the children of one person or one couple collectively 3) use the spouse and children of one person 4) …
79family-tree theory — noun Etymology: translation of German stammbaumtheorie : a theory in linguistics: at various periods branches (as Germanic) sprang from a parent language (as Indo European) and subsequently forked into subbranches (as West Germanic, North… …
80family — I. noun (plural lies) Etymology: Middle English familie, from Latin familia household (including servants as well as kin of the householder), from famulus servant Date: 15th century 1. a group of individuals living under one roof and usually… …
