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Familiar comes from a Latin word referring to what?

familiar

[fuh-mil-yer] / fəˈmɪl jər /




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Lionsgate and Legendary have been in talks since last year, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

Something with enough seasonal charm to set the atmosphere, but familiar enough that nobody feels obligated to sit in reverent silence.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

Kieran Blunnie, a New York–based political strategist familiar with the MYD, thinks this phenomenon just might make it out of Manhattan.

From Slate ● Oct. 20, 2026

AirTrunk, a hyperscale data-center operator backed by Blackstone, has delayed a planned Singapore listing amid market volatility and uncertainty over U.S. interest rates and borrowing costs, people familiar with the matter said earlier this month.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

Across the library, Oliver laughed—a warm, familiar sound, although I couldn’t remember hearing him laugh much—and pulled a book out of his backpack.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

With AI, videogames and “Dungeons and Dragons”-type sessions will evolve and merge into an interactive immersive fiction created by the collaboration of a small group of friends and each of their ever-present AI familiars.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026

"Once you are known, the name begins not to matter. People look at the person behind the name. To my familiars, I was just 'Monsieur Charles'. So I decided to keep it," he said.

From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2026

“The Night Market” involved extra layers, from international vendors hawking their weird wares to vampires cheering on the battles of the familiars.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2023

Spooky Grymalkin Candle Lamp: Inspired by one of the witches’ familiars in Shakespeare’s “Macbeth,” this stylish candle lamp comes with a votive glass and candle to light up the cat’s dazzling red eyes.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 2022

“We send our prayers off in the night, and the familiars carry them on our behalf straight to the gods’ ears.”

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray


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