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affined

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af·fined  (-fnd)
adj.
1. Linked by a close relationship.
2. Beholden to another; bound.

[French affiné, from Old French affin, closely related, from Latin affnis, related by marriage : ad-, ad- + fnis, boundary.]

affined [əˈfaɪnd]
adj
closely related; connected
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Adj.1.affined - closely related; "syllable to blessed syllable affined"- Wallace Stevens
connected - joined or linked together


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