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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
kindred
kin·dred noun, adjective BrE [ˈkɪndrəd] NAmE [ˈkɪndrəd] noun (old-fashioned or formal) 1. plural your family and relatives compare ↑kin 2. uncountable the fact of being related to another person •ties of kindred Word Origin: Middle English: from ↑kin + -red (from Old English rǣden ‘condition’), with insertion of -d- in the modern spelling through phonetic development (as in thunder). adjective only before noun (formal) very similar; related •food and kindred products •I knew I'd found a kindred spirit (= a person with similar ideas, opinions, etc.). Word Origin: [kindred] Middle English: from ↑kin + -red (from Old English rǣden ‘condition’), with insertion of -d- in the modern spelling through phonetic development (as in thunder).
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