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kind

/kaɪnd/
noun
  1. A type, race or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together.

    "This is a strange kind of tobacco."

  2. A makeshift or otherwise atypical specimen.

    "The opening served as a kind of window."

  3. One's inherent nature; character, natural disposition.

Synonymschild, derivative, generation, genre, offspring, sort

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