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Akin   /əkˈɪn/  /ˈeɪkɪn/   Listen
adjective
Akin  adj.  
1.
Of the same kin; related by blood; used of persons; as, the two families are near akin.
2.
Allied by nature; partaking of the same properties; of the same kind. "A joy akin to rapture." "The literary character of the work is akin to its moral character." Note: This adjective is used only after the noun.





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"Akin" Quotes from Famous Books



... of the large intestine.—Injuries to every part of the large bowel were observed, and spontaneous recoveries were seen in all parts except the transverse colon, which, as already remarked, is near akin to the small intestine with regard to its ...
— Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 • George Henry Makins
... was the flesh of her flesh—was it in the same spirit of revolt against authority, a thousandfold magnified? Might he not by according the boy a wise liberty save him in after years from some mad folly akin to his mother's? ...
— The Seeker • Harry Leon Wilson
... outcome. An interesting situation was evidently fast developing, and to grasp its possibilities one should know the attitude of Mr. Rogers toward Mr. Untermyer. For this astute lawyer the "Standard Oil" magnate has something akin to terrified admiration. Mr. Rogers has said many times to me and to others among his associates that there is but one lawyer in the United States whose cross-examination on the witness-stand could ...
— Frenzied Finance - Vol. 1: The Crime of Amalgamated • Thomas W. Lawson
... closed, there was a little tired sigh, and the brave tender spirit passed on to join that noble company of immortals who abide in the Presence of the Eternal God of Truth and Love, and "go no more out forever," because they are akin to Him. ...
— The Sky Pilot in No Man's Land • Ralph Connor
... survey of German constructive policy by glancing at the chief of the experiments which may be classed as akin ...
— The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) • John Holland Rose


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