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AFFINAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does affinal mean?
• AFFINAL (adjective)
The adjective AFFINAL has 1 sense:
1. (anthropology) related by marriage
Familiarity information: AFFINAL used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(anthropology) related by marriage
Synonyms:
affinal; affine
Similar:
related (connected by kinship, common origin, or marriage)
Domain category:
anthropology (the social science that studies the origins and social relationships of human beings)
Derivation:
affine ((anthropology) kin by marriage)
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