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- Dictionarycog·nate/ˈkäɡˌnāt/
adjective
- 1. (of a word) having the same linguistic derivation as another; from the same original word or root (e.g., English is, German ist, Latin est, from Indo-European esti): "the term is obviously cognate with the Malay"
- 2. related; connected: formal "cognate subjects such as physics and chemistry" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. a cognate word.
- 2. a blood relative.
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