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connate.

Of the same or a similar nature; proceeding from the same stock or root.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/kəˈneɪt/Received-Pronunciation/kɒˈneɪt/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkɒneɪt/Received-Pronunciation/kəˈneɪt/General-American
  1. Of the same or a similar nature; proceeding from the same stock or root.

  2. Inborn.

  3. United with other organs of the same kind (for example sepals connate with sepals, petals connate with petals, or stamens with stamens).

  4. Trapped within a rock at the time of its formation (especially of water or petroleum).

Where this word comes from

First attested in 1641; borrowed from Latin connātus, perfect active participle of connāscor (“to be born together (with)”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from con- + nāscor. Doublet of cognate.

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