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familial

[fuh-mil-yuhl, -mil-ee-uhl] / fəˈmɪl yəl, -ˈmɪl i əl /
ADJECTIVE
ancestral
Synonyms


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Ideally, we take those familial lessons to the workplace.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

"This finding highlights the profound value of studying familial diseases and the merit of large-scale genomic datasets, which can reveal rare genetic variations with broader implications for population health."

From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2026

The lawsuit said the footage shows Timberlake “in an acutely vulnerable state” and includes sensitive information, including familial and medical details.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

Picasso’s Cubism introduced Lam not only to European modernism but also to its sources—African masks and totemic art, to which Lam, understandably, felt a familial connection.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026

But I know, too, of the basic comfort in this familial precision, where the relation abides no argument, no questions or quarrels.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee