01 a. Of the same kin; related by blood; -- used of persons; as, the two families are near akin.
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Of the same kin; related by blood; -- used of persons; as, the two families are near akin.
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Allied by nature; partaking of the same properties; of the same kind.“The literary character of the work is akin to its moral character.” — Jeffrey.