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affinal

Meaning of "affinal" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF AFFINAL

əˈfaɪnəl


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AFFINAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Affinal is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES AFFINAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of affinal in the English dictionary

The definition of affinal in the dictionary is joined or connected by marriage.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AFFINAL

anginal · anticlinal · binal · cerebrospinal · clinal · final · geanticlinal · intestinal · nonfinal · quarterfinal · reginal · semifinal · spinal · synclinal · transvaginal · trinal · urinal · vaginal · vinal · vulvovaginal

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AFFINAL

affiant · affiche · afficionado · affidavit · affiliable · affiliate · affiliated · affiliation · affiliation order · affiliation proceedings · affine · affined · affinities · affinitive · affinity · affinity card · affirm · affirmable · affirmance · affirmant

WORDS THAT END LIKE AFFINAL

abdominal · aboriginal · cardinal · criminal · Cup Final · doctrinal · gastrointestinal · grand final · longitudinal · marginal · matinal · medicinal · nominal · ordinal · original · retinal · seminal · subliminal · terminal · the Cup Final

Synonyms and antonyms of affinal in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «affinal» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF AFFINAL

Find out the translation of affinal to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of affinal from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «affinal» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

姻亲
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

de afinidad
570 millions of speakers
en

English

affinal
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

affinal
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

affinal
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

affinal
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

afim
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

affinal
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

par alliance
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Ketegangan
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

affinalen
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

affinal
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

affinal
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Affinal
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

affinal
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

affinal
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

समृद्ध
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

kayın
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

affinal
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

affinal
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

affinal
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

affinal
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

affinal
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

affinal
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

affinal
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

affinal
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of affinal

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AFFINAL»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of affinal
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «affinal».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about affinal

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AFFINAL»

Discover the use of affinal in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to affinal and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great ...
c c grandchild grandchild. . lineal, descending second . . 2 + 2 cp child of parent. . brothel* or sister collateral . first first 1-1 + — 0 p c parent of child. . consort affinal . first first -1 + 1 — + 0 pp .. grandparent grandparent lineal, ascending ...
2
Cultures of the Pacific
As indicated previously, affinal kin are of great consequence in the kinship structure of Iban society. In the bilel^, for example, affinal ties have an importance fully comparable to that of ties between natal members. Furthermore, it can be shown ...
Thomas G. Harding, Ben J. Wallace, 1970
3
Marriage in Tribal Societies
TAITA BRIDEWEALTH AND AFFINAL RELATIONSHIPS By GRACE HARRIS The purpose of this essay is to describe and analyse the nature of affinal roles and relationships among the Taita of Kenya as seen through the institution of ...
Meyer Fortes, 1962
4
A Grammar of Dhimal
4.6.12 Affinal kin register The affinal kin register in Dhimal involves distinct conjugational affixes to index the social relation between kin groups (cf. King 1998). Aside from linguistic coding, this relationship may also be marked by prescribed ...
King John T., John Timothy King, 2009
5
Blood and Bone: The Call of Kinship in Somali Society
Where no bride-wealth is paid no effective affinal relationship between lineages is established. As has been seen, in these circumstances no claim can be entertained for the automatic replacement of a dead wife unless some adjustment for ...
I. M. Lewis, 1994
6
Rituals of Manhood: Male Initiation in Papua New Guinea
As I have already mentioned, among the Chambri prestige is achieved through affinal exchange. Potentially equal individuals and groups indirectly compete through their unequal affinal exchange relationships. A headman is successful if he ...
Gilbert H. Herdt, 1997
7
Perspectives on the Yi of Southwest China
Accordingly, bilateral-parallel cousins and bilateral cross-cousins form two opposite groups: consanguineal kin and affinal kin. Among consanguineal kin, no matter what the degree of collaterally, all parallel cousins are considered ...
Stevan Harrell, 2001
8
Ethnography of a Nomadic Tribe: A Study of Yanadi
Yanadi distinguish two kinds of affinal relationships, the relationship of primary affines, a traditional, permanent one that is suffused with the contents of affection, obligation, and sentiment, and a relationship of secondary affines which is a ...
N. Sudhakar Rao, 2002
9
Kinship, Networks, and Exchange
Recipients: lineage/clan members (agnates) and affinal/maternal kin, visiting trade partners. • Nature: delayed, unbalanced reciprocity. • Purpose: provides foundation for all relationships of mutual assistance, including the organization of work ...
Thomas Schweizer, Douglas R. White, 1998
10
Human Thought and Social Organization: Anthropology on a New ...
The first structural simplification that we consider is based on the removal of affinal generating terms from the kin term map. Affinal Kin Term Simplification Conventionally, ethnologists have divided kin terms into consanguineal versus affinal ...
Murray J. Leaf, Dwight Read, 2012

9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AFFINAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term affinal is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Israel's State-Sanctioned Adultery Blacklist
These include children born of “consanguineous” incestuous relations (among blood relatives) like a father and daughter, as well as “affinal” ... «Jewish Daily Forward, May 15»
2
Somalia: Somalia's Federal Governance: Progress and Challenges
Somalis are usually bonded by very beautiful and very much respected affinal relationship. The more they are separated by clan based federal ... «Raxanreeb Online, Oct 14»
3
Marital transfers and the welfare of women
... and his family can also benefit when it is used to help set up the conjugal household, while the latter is a transfer between affinal families. «OUPblog, Oct 14»
4
Child of history
For she was in fact known personally to family as both blood and affinal kin. My sister-in-law, daughter of her brother Mario, is her namesake. «Inquirer.net, Jan 14»
5
A Sociologist Studied Christmas Gifts, and Here's What He Learned
Since divorce is always more than a remote possibility in a Middletown marriage, the relationship with affinal relatives [in-laws] is always a little ... «The New Republic, Dec 13»
6
Divorce can be disastrous. But where children are involved never …
Marriage everywhere is the bridge between affinal and kin relationships a bond integral to the functioning and survival of human society. «Daily Mail, Jan 12»
7
Harappa Ancestry Project at 10 months
“Onge” refers to an element affinal to those of Andaman Islanders. “S.Asian” seems to be some sort of compound, but with strong West Eurasian ... «Discover Magazine, Oct 11»
8
“There is No Such Thing as the State: We Must Love One Another or …
Ethnicity is an affinal trait more often than a consanguine determination– mostly a function of cultural ecology). No, No One-eyed Odin, no deus ... «NEWS JUNKIE POST, Apr 11»
9
To be Coloured in South Africa means being all of the above
The Cape Malay community, which is in some ways affinal to that of Cape Coloureds, serves as a cultural testament to the Muslims amongst ... «ScienceBlogs, Dec 09»
REFERENCE
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