close-knit
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close-knit
(klōs′nĭt′)adj.
Held tightly together, as by social or cultural ties: a close-knit family.
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close-knit
(ˌkləʊsˈnɪt)adj
closely united, esp by social ties
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close′-knit′
(kloʊs)adj.
tightly united or connected.
[1925–30]
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Adj. | 1. | close-knit - held together as by social or cultural ties; "a close-knit family"; "close-knit little villages"; "the group was closely knit" close - close in relevance or relationship; "a close family"; "we are all...in close sympathy with..."; "close kin"; "a close resemblance" |
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