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affinity
Updated on 04/19/2018
n.
an inherent attraction to or liking for a particular person, place, or thing, often based on some commonality. See
elective affinity
.
relationship by marriage or adoption rather than blood. Compare
consanguinity
.
in pharmacology, see
binding affinity
.
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