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/ˈkɒɡn(e)ɪt/ · adjective
Allied by blood; kindred by birth; specifically (law) related on the mother's side..
This explanation provoked further great hilarity among the members of the committee. And the frankness was admired by many with which Louit, on his return, confessed to having found, in the course of his excursion, three barns in all, of which two contained empty bottles and the third the skeleton of a goat. But in other quarters this and cognate statements were viewed in another and less friendly light.
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Cognate means Allied by blood; kindred by birth; specifically (law) related on the mother's side..
Common synonyms include akin, same-blooded, cognate, consanguine.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
This explanation provoked further great hilarity among the members of the committee. And the frankness was admired by many with which Louit, on his return, confessed to having found, in the course of his excursion, three barns in all, of which two contained empty bottles and the third the skeleton of a goat. But in other quarters this and cognate statements were viewed in another and less friendly light.
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