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cognateness

cognateness noun: the state or quality of being cognate.

Noun

cognateness (uncountable)

  1. The state or quality of being cognate.

Origin of cognateness

From cognate + -ness.

Questions about cognateness

What does cognateness mean?
Cognateness means the state or quality of being cognate.
What part of speech is cognateness?
Cognateness is a noun.

Words near cognateness in the dictionary

  1. cognate accusative
  2. cognate accusatives
  3. cognate object
  4. cognate objects
  5. cognately
  6. cognateness
  7. cognates
  8. cognateship
  9. cognati
  10. cognatic
  11. cognatical

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