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filial

[ fil-ee-uhl ]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter:

    filial obedience.

  2. noting or having the relation of a child to a parent.
  3. Genetics. pertaining to the sequence of generations following the parental generation, each generation being designated by an F followed by a subscript number indicating its place in the sequence.


filial

/ ˈ´Úɪ±ôÂáÉ™±ô /

adjective

  1. of, resembling, or suitable to a son or daughter

    filial affection

  2. genetics designating any of the generations following the parental generation; F 1 indicates the first filial generation, F 2 the second, etc F
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ´Ú¾±±ô¾±²¹±ô±ô²â, adverb
  • ˈ´Ú¾±±ô¾±²¹±ô²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ´Ú¾±±ôi·²¹±ô·±ô²â adverb
  • ´Ú¾±±ôi·²¹±ô·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
  • ²Ô´Ç²Ô·´Ú¾±±ôi·²¹±ô adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of filial1

1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin ´ÚÄ«±ô¾±Äå±ô¾±²õ, equivalent to Latin ´ÚÄ«±ô¾± ( us ) son + -Äå±ô¾±²õ -al 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of filial1

C15: from Late Latin ´ÚÄ«±ô¾±Älis , from Latin ´ÚÄ«±ô¾±us son
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Example Sentences

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Boonnitipat merges that desperation with the filial duty ingrained in Thai society.

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The humanity of his character, concealed in his early filial interactions, will not be denied.

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All demographics participate, though the elders sustain similar impulses on Facebook, now Meta, now metabolized by millennials and Gen Z into an antique or filial address book, a distant dystopia.

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For generations, China has relied on filial piety to fill the gaps in elderly care.

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What begins as a fulfillment of Michael’s filial duty evolves into a philosophical pilgrimage, away from civilization’s destructive conflicts toward direct communion with nature.

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