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Word: Kith
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Old English cȳthth, of Germanic origin; related to couth. The original senses were ‘knowledge’, ‘one's native land’, and ‘friends and neighbours’. The phrase kith and kin originally denoted one's country and relatives; later one's friends and relatives
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Phonetic Spelling:
kɪθ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
one's friends, acquaintances, and relations
Short Definition:one's relations
Examples:- I had a reunion today with all my kith and kin
- a widow without kith or kin
- they mourn as if their kith who are arrested face certain doom
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