familial
Americanadjective
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of, relating to, or characteristic of a family.
familial ties.
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appearing in individuals by heredity.
a familial disease.
adjective
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of or relating to the family
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occurring in the members of a family
a familial disease
Other Word Forms
- interfamilial adjective
- nonfamilial adjective
Etymology
Origin of familial
Example Sentences
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Despite the screwball setup, “The Hitch” is, as much as anything, a moving meditation on loneliness, longing and familial short leashes.
Crucially, this is a legal issue as well as a financial and familial one.
From MarketWatch
Still, he compared their rivalry to the type of familial infighting that is often ultimately resolved.
Picasso’s Cubism introduced Lam not only to European modernism but also to its sources—African masks and totemic art, to which Lam, understandably, felt a familial connection.
Ajit Pawar leaves behind him a divided political legacy - and a reminder of how personal ambitions and familial ties can shape politics in the most surprising ways.
From BBC
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