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[ noun ] personal knowledge or information about someone or something
Synonyms Used in print (Newton Stallknecht, "Ideas and Literature," in Newton S...)In much the same way , we recognize the importance of Shakespeare 's familarity with Plutarch and Montaigne , of Shelley 's study of Plato 's dialogues , and of Coleridge 's enthusiastic plundering of the writings of many philosophers and theologians from Plato to Schelling and William_Godwin , through which so many abstract ideas were brought to the attention of English men_of_letters . (H. A. Gleason, "Review of African language studies...)This limited familiarity with the possible phenomena has severely hampered work with tone . Related terms |
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[ noun ] close or warm friendship
Examples "the absence of fences created a mysterious intimacy in which no one knew privacy" Used in print (T. C. McClary, "The Flooded Desert," Argosy,...)He had left her inviolate , thinking familiarity would gentle her in_time . Related terms |
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[ noun ] usualness by virtue of being familiar or well known
Used in print (Christopher Davis, First Family....)Mr._McKinley , for all his sprawling and his easy familiarity , was completely alert to his son , eyes always on the still face , jumping to anticipate Scotty_'s desires . Related terms |
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