AKIN


Meaning of AKIN in English

/ əˈkɪn; NAmE / adjective

akin to sth ( formal ) similar to :

What he felt was more akin to pity than love.

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent.: contracted form of of kin .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.