affinity
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7.2
- noun
- /əˈfɪnɪti/
- Specialized
:
afinidad
- Ties of kinship, marriage, and affinity regulate the structure of domestic and family groups, which have no permanent existence in time.
- elective affinity
- cultural affinity
- ethnic affinity
Examples
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Most individuals had ties of kinship or affinity to most local bands and their use areas.
Academic text (1998) -
So they're related to within the first degree of affinity, they are, as far as the church is concerned, brother and sister.
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Croatian-Catholic identity was strengthened during the period of Austro-Hungarian rule and provided an affinity between the Croats and their imperial governors.
Academic text (1997) -
In anthropology, affinity is recognized as the bond formed through marriage or adoption, distinguishing it from blood relations.
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The concept of affinity in kinship studies emphasizes the relationships created by marriage rather than those established by birth.
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In many cultures, the laws of affinity dictate that a person's in-laws are considered family members, creating new ties of kinship.
Synonyms
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1.6
A family connection by blood, marriage, or adoption
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4.8
A family relationship by blood, marriage, or adoption
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Affinity originally meant a family link by marriage in Latin, from ad- 'to' and finis 'border' because marriage 'joins' one family 'to' another. So affinity can mean the family connection that comes from marriage rather than from blood.