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cognatic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.32 in modern English

Syllables
cog-nat-ic
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to a mode of descent calculated from an ancestor or ancestress through any combination of male and female links, or a system of bilateral kinship where relations are traced through both father and mother.

Etymology

From cognate + -ic.

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

cognatically

Frequently Paired Words

agnatic enatic

Questions

What does cognatic mean?
Of or relating to a mode of descent calculated from an ancestor or ancestress through any combination of male and female links, or a system of bilateral kinship where relations are traced through both father and mother.
Where does cognatic come from?
From cognate + -ic.

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