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cognate
—cognate /ˈkɒɡ.neɪt/ aep /ˈkɑːɡ-/
Ⅰ adjective SPECIALIZED ► F0 describes languages and words that have the same origin, or that are related and in some way similar: » The Italian word 'mangiare' (= to eat) is cognate with the French 'manger'.Thesaurus+: ↑Similar and the same , ↑Describing people with the same qualities
Ⅱ noun [C] SPECIALIZED ► F0 a word that has the same origin, or that is related in some way, to a word in another languageThesaurus+: ↑Terminology and vocabulary |