Definition of Filiation
the manner in which something is related to something it is derived from
Examples of Filiation in a sentence
A father cares more about his ties of filiation to his son than he does about personal gain. 🔊
The filiation between modern words and the words they originally came from is not always clear. 🔊
There is often an amusing filiation between our current slang words and the meanings they originally had. 🔊
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