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fami·lism (fam′ə liz′əm)

noun

a form of social structure in which the needs of the family as a group are more important than the needs of any individual family member

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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