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kinkajou
kinked demand curve
kinky
kinnikinnick
kino
Kinross
kinsfolk
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kinship
kin·ship [ kín shìp ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. human relationship: relationship by blood or marriage to another or others
2. relatedness of things: relationship through common characteristics or a common origin
kinship between Italic and Celtic languages
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