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familial
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective familial has 2 senses
- familial(a = adj.pert) Array - relating to or having the characteristics of a family; "children of the same familial background"; "familial aggregation" Derived form noun family2
- familial(s = adj.all) genetic, hereditary, inherited, transmissible, transmitted - occurring among members of a family usually by heredity; "an inherited disease"; "familial traits"; "genetically transmitted features" Derived form noun family5
CIDE DICTIONARY
familial, adj.
- relating to or having the characteristics of a family; as, children of the same familial background; familial aggregation. [WordNet 1.5]
- tending to occur among members of a family, usually by hereditary transmission; familial traits. [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
familial, adj. of, occurring in, or characteristic of a family or its members.
Etymology
F f. L familia FAMILY
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