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Connate
Pronunciation : Con"nate
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. connatus; con- + natus born, p.p. of nasci. See Cognate.]
Definition : 1. Born with another; being of the same birth.
2. Congenital; existing from birth. "Connate notions." South. A difference has been made by some; those diseases or conditions which are dependent on original conformation being called congenital; while the diseases of affections that may have supervened during gestation or delivery are called connate. Dunglison.
3. (Bot.)
Defn: Congenitally united; growing from one base, or united at their bases; united into one body; as, connate leaves or athers. See Illust. of Connate-perfoliate.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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