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kin

1. kin \'kin\ n [ME, fr. OE cyn; akin to OHG chunni race, L genus birth, 
   race], kind, Gk genos, L gignere to beget, Gk gignesthai to be born 1: a 
   group of persons of common ancestry : CLAN  2a: one's relatives : KINDRED  
   2b: KINSMAN  archaic  3: KINSHIP 
2. kin aj : KINDRED, RELATED