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(-kn). [Of Low German origin; cf. G. -chen, LG. -- ken.] A diminutive suffix; as, manikin; lambkin. Kin (kn), n.(Mus.) A primitive Chinese instrument of the cittern kind, with from five to twenty-five silken strings. Riemann. Kin n.[OE. kin, cun, AS. cynn kin, kind, race, people; akin to cennan to beget, D. kunne sex, OS. & OHG. kunni kin, race, Icel. kyn, Goth. kuni, G. & D. kind a child, L. genus kind, race, L. gignere to beget, Gr. gi°gnesqai to be born, Skr. jan to beget. 44. Cf. Kind, King, Gender kind, Nation.] 1. Relationship, consanguinity, or affinity; connection by birth or marriage; kindred; near connection or alliance, as of those having common descent. 2. Relatives; persons of the same family or race. The father, mother, and the kin beside. Dryden. You are of kin, and so a friend to their persons. Bacon. Kin a.Of the same nature or kind; kinder. "Kin to the king." Shak. Kin (kn), n. Also Kine (kn)}. [Gr. kinei^n to move.] (Physics) The unit velocity in the C.G.S. system -- a velocity of one centimeter per second. スポンサード リンク
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