/ 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 .
/ 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. 2005