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kinterm

kinterm noun: a term used to describe one or more kintypes.

Noun

kinterm (plural kinterms)

  1. A term used to describe one or more kintypes.
    • The remaining terms can be defined either by a chain of kintypes or by a succession of kinterm equivalences.2022, David B. Kronenfeld, Types of Kinship Terminological Systems and How to Analyze Them, page 23

Forms of kinterm

pluralkinterms

Origin of kinterm

From kin + term.

Questions about kinterm

What does kinterm mean?
Kinterm means a term used to describe one or more kintypes.
What part of speech is kinterm?
Kinterm is a noun.
What is the plural of kinterm?
The plural of kinterm is kinterms.

Words near kinterm in the dictionary

  1. kintar
  2. kintars
  3. Kintbury
  4. Kinter
  5. kintergarden
  6. kinterm
  7. kinterms
  8. Kinters
  9. kintledge
  10. Kintner
  11. Kintners

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