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Affinity

Meaning

Noun

A natural
or
of
to a person or thing.
A family relationship through
of a
(e.g.
),
(e.g. sister).
A
or
of a such relationship; one who is affinal.
The
of and
in which something is related to another.
Any
relationship.
A
; a paramour.
Any
for something.
In Taxonomy:
Resemblances between
,
that they have a common
, type or stock.
In Geology:
Structural
between
;
that
that they are of a common
or type.
In Chemistry:
An
between
, or
of
, that
towards their
bonds.
In Medicine:
The
between an
and an antigen
In Computing:
A
to keep a
the same
in a
to reduce the
of
misses.
In Geometry:
An
of
space.
Sourced from
Wiktionary

Origin

affinity
English
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affinité
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
Sourced from
Etym
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