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English adjective: familial

1. familial relating to or having the characteristics of a family


SamplesChildren of the same familial background.
Familial aggregation.

2. familial occurring among members of a family usually by heredity


SamplesAn inherited disease.
Familial traits.
Genetically transmitted features.


Synonymsgenetic, hereditary, inherited, transmissible, transmitted


Similarheritable, inheritable


Antonymsnonheritable, noninheritable









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