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affine vs family

family vs affine

affine and family both are nouns.

affine is an adjective but family is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
affine Yes Yes No No
family Yes No No No
As nouns, family is a hypernym of affine; that is, family is a word with a broader meaning than affine:
  • affine: (anthropology) kin by marriage
  • family: a person having kinship with another or others
Other hypernyms of affine include kin, kinsperson.
affine (noun) family (noun)
(anthropology) kin by marriage primary social group; parents and children
people descended from a common ancestor
a social unit living together
(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
an association of people who share common beliefs or activities
a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities
a person having kinship with another or others
affine (adjective) family (adjective)
(mathematics) of or pertaining to the geometry of affine transformations
(anthropology) related by marriage
Difference between affine and family

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