a. [ OE. familer, familier, F. familier, fr. L. familiaris, fr. familia family. See Family. ]
Be thou familiar, but by no means vulgar. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
That war, or peace, or both at once, may be
As things acquainted and familiar to us. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
There is nothing more familiar than this. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]
Familiar spirit,
n.
All my familiars watched for my halting. Jer. xx. 10. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. to make familiar or acquainted; same as familiarize. [ chiefly Brit. ]
n.;
n. The act or process of making familiar; the result of becoming familiar;
v. t.
adj. having become familiar.
adj. serving to familiarize. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]
adv. In a familiar manner. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Familiarity. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. familiaris. See Familiar. ] Of or pertaining to a family or household; domestic. [ Obs. ] Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
adj. frequently seen or experienced;
adj. Taking undue liberties; assuming an unwarranted tone of familiarity.
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See dramatic.
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See durable.
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See edible.
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See elusive.
See emotional.
See emphatic. See employable.
See employable.
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See -English.
See entire.
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See escapable.
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See eventful.
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See extinct.
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See fain.
See familiar.
See famous.
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See faulty.
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See feasible.
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See felt.
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See fermentable.
See festival.
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