- fa|mil|ial
- fa|mil|ial «fuh MIHL yuhl», adjective.1. of or characteristic of a family.2. genetically transmitted: »
The familial jauntiness appeared in every generation.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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in|tra|fa|mil|ial — «IHN truh fuh MIHL yuhl», adjective. within a family; between members of the same family: »Stature and intelligence…were studied by Galton, but, apart from proving that there were general intrafamilial likenesses, the results were rather… … Useful english dictionary
fa·mil·ial — /fəˈmıljəl/ adj 1 : of or relating to a family familial relationships : suggesting a family The company has created a familial atmosphere in its offices. 2 medical : tending to affect members of the same family a … Useful english dictionary
mil — al·che·mil·la; ar·mil; ar·mil·la; ar·mil·lar·ia; ar·mil·lary; au·mil; au·mil·dar; bis·mil·lah; bog·o·mil; bog·o·mil·ism; brown·mil·ler·ite; fa·mil·ia; fa·mil·ial; fa·mil·iar·ism; fa·mil·iar·i·ty; fa·mil·iar·iza·tion; fa·mil·iar·ize;… … English syllables
familial — fa·mil·ial … English syllables
fa — af·fa·bil·i·ty; af·fa·ble; af·fa·bly; al·fal·fa; at·fa·la·ti; ba·fa·ro; bu·fa·gin; buf·fa; buf·fa·lo·nian; caf·fa; calc tu·fa; ca·lor·i·fa·cient; cat·a·lu·fa; che·pen·a·fa; chu·fa; daf·fa·dil·ly; dif·fa; ef·fa·ble; ef·fa·cé; en·fa·ti·co;… … English syllables
familial — Affecting more members of the same family than can be accounted for by chance, usually within a single sibship; commonly but incorrectly used to mean genetic. [L. familia, family] * * * fa·mil·ial fə mil yəl adj tending to occur in more members… … Medical dictionary
heredofamilial — her·e·do·fa·mil·ial .her ə dō fə mil yəl adj tending to occur in more than one member of a family and suspected of having a genetic basis <a heredofamilial disease> * * * her·e·do·fa·mil·i·al (her″ə do fə milґe əl)… … Medical dictionary
family — fam·i·ly / fam lē, fa mə / n pl lies 1: a group of individuals related by blood, marriage, or adoption 2: a group of usu. related individuals who live together under common household authority and esp. who have reciprocal duties to each other ◇… … Law dictionary
intrafamilial — in·tra·fa·mil·ial fə mil yəl adj occurring within a family <intrafamilial conflict> <intrafamilial spread of cholera> … Medical dictionary
nonfamilial — non·fa·mil·ial .nän fə mil yəl adj not familial <nonfamilial colon cancer> … Medical dictionary
