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cynd

Pronunciation: /kynd/

“cynd” is an Old English word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. that which is acquired or inherent from birth, nature, natural disposition
  2. sort, kind, type; gender (male or female, etc.)
  3. generation, race

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kundi, from Proto-Germanic *kinþiz. Compare the related *kunją.

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