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cognation

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9 lettersPronunciation /kɒɡˈneɪʃən/Part of speech nounSorted acginnootStarts with CEnds with N0 clues
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Definitions

  1. (anthropology) the condition of being related by blood

Word origin

From Middle English cognacion, cognacioun, from Latin cognātiō; equivalent to cognate + -ion.

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  • Cowan (1957a, 1957b) has established the following CVC cognation percentages using for his 'Tami Group' only the languages classed by the present writer as constituting the Upper Tami Families.
  • This being the case, proof of cognation remains elusive even in the case of conspicuous lexical lookalikes.

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