˜yÐÄvlog

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kindred

[ kin-drid ]

noun

(used with a plural verb)
  1. a person's relatives collectively; kinfolk; kin.
  2. a group of persons related to another; family, tribe, or clan.
  3. relationship by birth or descent, or sometimes by marriage; kinship.
  4. resemblance or connection; affinity:

    spiritual kindred.



adjective

  1. associated by origin, nature, qualities, etc.:

    kindred languages.

  2. having the same belief, attitude, or feeling:

    We are kindred spirits on the issue of gun control.

  3. related by birth or descent; having kinship:

    kindred tribes.

  4. belonging to kin or relatives:

    kindred blood.

kindred

/ ˈ°ìɪ²Ô»å°ùɪ»å /

adjective

  1. having similar or common qualities, origin, etc
  2. related by blood or marriage
  3. kindred spirit
    a person with whom one has something in common
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. relationship by blood
  2. similarity in character
  3. a person's relatives collectively
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ°ì¾±²Ô»å°ù±ð»å²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • °ì¾±²Ôd°ù±ð»å·±ô±ð²õ²õ adjective
  • °ì¾±²Ôd°ù±ð»å·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
  • °ì¾±²Ôd°ù±ð»å·²õ³ó¾±±è noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of kindred1

First recorded in 1125–75; Middle English, variant (with epenthetic d ) of kinrede; kin, -red
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of kindred1

C12 kinred, from kin + -red, from Old English °ùÇ£»å±ð²Ô rule, from °ùÇ£»å²¹²Ô to rule
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Ecclestone, a former second-hand car dealer, recognised a kindred spirit and was a kind of guardian angel at times as Jordan navigated the choppy waters of being a privateer team owner.

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For example, the producers orchestrate Ben’s alliance with the most normal-seeming person there — a skilled gamer named Maya — without predicting he’d also find a kindred spirit in a conspiracy theorist called Charles Michael.

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“The door was always open, for surfers, people on their way from different countries, vagabonds traveling through that he felt a kindred spirit with,†Proctor recalled.

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Occasionally, he would row across to another boat, Radio London, to chat to a kindred spirit, a young DJ who was beginning to make a name for himself, John Peel.

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During the interview, the justice spoke about performing at a young age and feeling like “theater people†were always her kindred spirits.

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