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familiar
[ fuh-mil-yer ]
/ fÉËmÉȘl yÉr /
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adjective
noun
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Origin of familiar
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4. Familiar, confidential, intimate suggest a long association between persons. Familiar means well-acquainted with another person: a familiar friend. Confidential suggests a sense of mutual trust that extends to the sharing of confidences and secrets: a confidential adviser. Intimate suggests close acquaintance or connection, often based on interest, sympathy, or affection: intimate and affectionate letters.
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British Dictionary definitions for familiar
familiar
/ (fÉËmÉȘlÉȘÉ) /
adjective
noun
Derived forms of familiar
familiarly, adverbfamiliarness, nounWord Origin for familiar
C14: from Latin familiÄris domestic, from familia family
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Other Idioms and Phrases with familiar
familiar
see have a familiar ring.
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