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affine

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: affine

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adjn
(anthropology) related by marriage
(anthropology) kin by marriage
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adj
(mathematics) of or pertaining to the geometry of affine transformations
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: affine
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adj (anthropology) related by marriage

Synonyms:
affinal
related
connected by kinship, common origin, or marriage

n (anthropology) kin by marriage

Type of:
family, kin, kinsperson
a person having kinship with another or others
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adj (mathematics) of or pertaining to the geometry of affine transformations

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