affinity

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It was, in fact, Philo, the Jew, rather than Plato, the Greek, that inspired them Philo never thought of doubting that Platonism and the Jewish Scriptures had real affinity to each other, and hardly perhaps asked himself how the affinity was to be accounted for."

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  1. noun A natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship.
  2. noun Relationship by marriage.
  3. noun An inherent similarity between persons or things. See Synonyms at likeness.
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  • Thus, displacement of 1-AMA by other anesthetics attenuates the fluorescence signal and allows determination of anesthetic affinity, that is, the drugs that bind tightly to the ferritin anesthetic site. —  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source
  • Pointing out this affinity is imperative for the radical movement, especially given the inevitable confrontation between the Latin American left and the colossus to the North.
  • Songs on February 27, 2009 by Mr. Miner If you've been reading this site for any amount of time, you've figured out that my affinity is for dark, menacing Phish. —  WordPress.com Top Blogs
  • The City of Sheffield has a long term affinity with the sport of snooker, the Academy facility represents a firm commitment from Yorkshire Forward to showcase the region's ability to host such world class events.
  • To establish the pretended affinity, they have not scrupled to draw resources even from the regions of fiction. —  έχω ζωη (Echo Zoe)
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  1. Middle English affinite, from Old French afinite, from Latin affīnitās, from affīnis, related by marriage; see affined.

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  1. from Middle English afinite, affinite, from Old French afinite, French affinité, from Latin affinita(t-)s, from affinis, neighboring, related by marriage: see affine, affined.
 

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