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Cognate Word Similar Meaning Form Related Language Loan

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Front Cognate
Back A cognate is a word that is similar in meaning and form to a word it is related to in another language. A cognate is not a loan word. For example, the German word 'Vater' is a cognate of the English word 'father'.

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