family
noun
/ˈfæm(ə)li/
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/ˈfæm(ɪ)li/
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/ˈfæmɪli/
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/ˈfɛm(ɘ)li/
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- (countable) A nuclear family: a mother and father who are married and cohabiting and their child or children.
- (countable) A (close-knit) group of people related by blood, friendship, marriage, law, or custom, especially if they live or work together.
- (countable, biology, taxonomy) A category in the classification of organisms, ranking below order and above genus; a taxon at that rank.
- (countable, music) A group of instruments having the same basic method of tone production.
- (countable, linguistics) A group of languages believed to have descended from the same ancestral language.
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famille
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familial
adjective
/fəˈmɪljəl/
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- Of or pertaining to any grouping of things referred to as a family.
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familial
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