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akin

[ uh-kin ]

adjective

  1. of kin; related by blood (usually used predicatively):

    cousins who were too closely akin for marriage.

  2. allied by nature; having the same properties:

    Something akin to vertigo was troubling her.

    Synonyms: , , , ,

  3. having or showing an affinity; kindred:

    They are emotionally but not intellectually akin.



akin

/ əˈɪ /

adjective

  1. related by blood; of the same kin
  2. often foll by to having similar characteristics, properties, etc
“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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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of akin1

First recorded in 1580–90; a- 2, kin
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Advocates have called on the department to move youths to camps or place them in community-based “step down” programs, akin to halfway houses.

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Inspectors said the "substantial" impact of the pandemic was still evident, with staff reporting many 16-year-olds showed maturity "akin to younger children".

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Her husband described the odor as akin to an “old car engine.”

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"Ukraine could have got a year ago what was included in that proposal, it is akin to a capitulation. I cannot discern any added value."

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It is, exactly as Adebimpe suggested, akin to a mixtape that acts as a time capsule for a portentous period for an individual as much as the collective.

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