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Familial Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -al

Familial has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

relating to or having the characteristics of a family

"children of the same familial background"

"familial aggregation"

2

occurring among members of a family usually by heredity

"an inherited disease"

"familial traits"

"genetically transmitted features"

3

Of or pertaining to a human family.

"The doctor explained that some genetic diseases have a familial pattern, so it was important for him to get tested as well."

Example Sentences
"children of the same familial background" adjective
"familial aggregation" adjective
"an inherited disease" adjective
"familial traits" adjective
"genetically transmitted features" adjective
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Rhyming Words
ial vial dial mial rial faial thial axial inial spial glial prial arial urial phial ilial trial radial oidial monial
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