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co-affine

co-affine noun: a co-in-law: A relationship by marriage with a separation by three degrees (two people), compared to prototypical affines, where the separation is two and one.

Noun

co-affine (plural co-affines)

  1. (rare) A co-in-law: A relationship by marriage with a separation by three degrees (two people), compared to prototypical affines, where the separation is two and one.

Forms of co-affine

pluralco-affines

Origin of co-affine

From co- + affine.

Questions about co-affine

What does co-affine mean?
Co-affine means a co-in-law: A relationship by marriage with a separation by three degrees (two people), compared to prototypical affines, where the separation is two and one.
What part of speech is co-affine?
Co-affine is a noun.
What is the plural of co-affine?
The plural of co-affine is co-affines.

Words near co-affine in the dictionary

  1. co-adjutrix
  2. co-administration
  3. co-administrations
  4. co-administrator
  5. co-administrators
  6. co-affine
  7. co-affines
  8. co-agonist
  9. co-agonists
  10. co-amilofruse
  11. co-amilozide

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