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  • 11Familiar — Fa*mil iar, a. [OE. familer, familier, F. familier, fr. L. familiaris, fr. familia family. See {Family}.] 1. Of or pertaining to a family; domestic. Familiar feuds. Byron. Syn: familial. [1913 Webster] 2. Closely acquainted or intimate, as a… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 12Familiar spirit — Familiar Fa*mil iar, a. [OE. familer, familier, F. familier, fr. L. familiaris, fr. familia family. See {Family}.] 1. Of or pertaining to a family; domestic. Familiar feuds. Byron. Syn: familial. [1913 Webster] 2. Closely acquainted or intimate,… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 13familiar — ► ADJECTIVE 1) well known through long or close association. 2) frequently encountered; common. 3) (familiar with) having a good knowledge of. 4) in close friendship. 5) inappropriately intimate or informal. ► NOUN …

    English terms dictionary

  • 14familiar — I (customary) adjective accepted, accustomed, acknowledged, cliched, common, commonplace, consuetudinary, conventional, current, established, everyday, familiaris, frequent, general, generally seen, habitual, hackneyed, homely, household, humble …

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  • 15being familiar with — being acquainted with, being conversant with, being versed in, being aware of, being no stranger to …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 16familiar — fa|mil|i|ar1 W2S2 [fəˈmıliə US ər] adj [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: familier, from Latin familia; FAMILY] 1.) someone or something that is familiar is well known to you and easy to recognize ▪ a familiar tune look/sound familiar ▪ The… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 17familiar — fa|mil|iar [ fə mıljər ] adjective *** 1. ) well known to you or easily recognized by you: People are more relaxed in familiar surroundings. familiar to: The name Harry Potter will be familiar to many readers. vaguely familiar: His face looked… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 18familiar — 01. Do I know you? Your face looks really [familiar] to me. 02. Why don t you just walk around the offices, and [familiarize] yourself with the routine here before trying to get any work done today? 03. That music sounds [familiar] to me. Where… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 19familiar — 1 adjective 1 EASY TO RECOGNIZE someone or something that is familiar is easy to recognize because you have seen or heard them many times before: a familiar tune | vaguely familiar (=a little familiar): Her face seems vaguely familiar, but I can… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 20familiar — adj. 1 well known VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem, smell, sound ▪ The place felt faintly familiar to me. ▪ become …

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