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kin·ship (kin′s̸hip′)

noun

  1. family relationship
  2. relationship; close connection

Etymology: see kin & -ship

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