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  • 1familiar with —    having a sexual relationship with    The adjective familiar originally meant relating to your family, whence it was used of someone with whom you associated freely:     The intimation is that you have been indecorously familiar with his sister …

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  • 2be familiar with — index recognize (perceive) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 3become familiar with — index practice (train by repetition) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 4familiar with — having a good knowledge of. → familiar …

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  • 5familiar with — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. acquainted with, conversant with, well acquainted with, aware of, introduced, informed of, on speaking terms with, cognizant of, attuned to, no stranger to; see also knowledgeable . Ant. unacquainted, unaware*, ignorant …

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  • 6being familiar with — being acquainted with, being conversant with, being versed in, being aware of, being no stranger to …

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  • 7familiar — 1 Familiar, intimate, close, confidential, chummy, thick are comparable when meaning near to one another because of constant or frequent association, shared interests and activities, or common sympathies, or, when applied to words or acts,… …

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  • 8Familiar — 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… …

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  • 9Familiar 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,… …

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  • 10familiar — 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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