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kinship vs cognation

cognation vs kinship

kinship and cognation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
kinship Yes No No No
cognation Yes No No No
As nouns, cognation is a hyponym of kinship; that is, cognation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than kinship:
  • kinship: (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption
  • cognation: (anthropology) the condition of being related by blood
kinship (noun) cognation (noun)
(anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption (anthropology) the condition of being related by blood
a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character line of descent traced through the maternal side of the family
Difference between kinship and cognation

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