Meaning of AKIN
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| | Definition: | | \A*kin"\, a. [Pref. a- (for of) + kin.]
1. Of the same kin; related by blood; -- used of persons; as,
the two families are near akin.
2. Allied by nature; partaking of the same properties; of the
same kind. ``A joy akin to rapture.'' --Cowper.
The literary character of the work is akin to its
moral character. --Jeffrey.
Note: This adjective is used only after the noun.
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