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familial

[fuh-mil-yuhl, -mil-ee-uhl] / fəˈmɪl yəl, -ˈmɪl i əl /
ADJECTIVE
ancestral
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Familial wealth can come with baggage, like being viewed as a nepo-baby or having to guard against being used.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Familial blood may be thicker than alumni water but not so, it seems, when it comes to spousal relations.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2024

Familial Alzheimer's disease can be transferred via bone marrow transplant, researchers show March 28 in the journal Stem Cell Reports.

From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2024

But Le Planning Familial says young people have questions and few answers.

From BBC • Sep. 25, 2023

Familial susceptibility to tuberculosis; its importance as a public health problem. © 26Dec44; A185115.

From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1971 July - December by Library of Congress. Copyright Office




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