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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. relating to or having the characteristics of a family;
- Example: "children of the same familial background"
- Example: "familial aggregation"

2. occurring among members of a family usually by heredity;
- Example: "an inherited disease"
- Example: "familial traits"
- Example: "genetically transmitted features"
[syn: familial, genetic, hereditary, inherited, transmitted, transmissible]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

familial \familial\ adj. 1. relating to or having the characteristics of a family; as, children of the same familial background; familial aggregation. [WordNet 1.5] 2. tending to occur among members of a family, usually by hereditary transmission; familial traits. Syn: genetic, hereditary, inherited, transmitted, transmissible. [WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

familial adj 1: relating to or having the characteristics of a family; "children of the same familial background"; "familial aggregation" 2: occurring among members of a family usually by heredity; "an inherited disease"; "familial traits"; "genetically transmitted features" [syn: familial, genetic, hereditary, inherited, transmitted, transmissible]