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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
akin/əˈkɪn/

▶adjective

1 of similar character: something akin to gratitude overwhelmed her.

2 related by blood.

– origin C16: contracted form of of kin.

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Akin to finishing a jigsaw puzzle...
she’s something akin to a lost sorority sister"
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