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cognate
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cognate
(adjective)
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cognate
/
ˈ
kɑːgˌneɪt/
adjective
cognate
/
ˈ
kɑːgˌneɪt/
adjective
Learner's definition of COGNATE
linguistics
:
having the same origin
English “eat” and German “essen” are
cognate
.
Spanish and French are
cognate
languages.
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— cognate
noun
,
plural
cognates
[
count
]
“Eat” and “essen” are
cognates
.
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