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Akin is defined as someone to whom you are related by blood.

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Brothers are an example of people who are akin.

The definition of akin is two things that have a lot in common.

(adjective)

Spanish and Portuguese are examples of two languages that are akin.

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See akin in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

of one kin; related through a common ancestor
having similar qualities; similar

See akin in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Of the same kin; related by blood.
Having a similar quality or character; analogous.
Linguistics Sharing a common origin or an ancestral form.

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