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familial

[fuh-mil-yuhl, -mil-ee-uhl] / fəˈmɪl jəl, -ˈmɪl i əl /
ADJECTIVE
ancestral
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A familial secret makes it all the more urgent that he keep silent.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

If you do become trustee, you must follow the trust terms and act in your niece’s best interests — and resist being the receptacle for endless familial requests.

From MarketWatch Aug. 7, 2026

We worked in multiple arenas: national, federal, state, local, community, familial, and personal.

From Slate Aug. 3, 2026

Although Laija García hasn’t shied away from embracing that familial tie either; in May, both Tito Double P and Peso Pluma concluded their “Dinastía” tour following their joint 2025 album of the same name.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 7, 2026

He stands a head taller than the woman, but he regards her with a familial deference.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer




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