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kine

Pronunciation: /kaɪn/

The English word “kine” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A proposed unit of velocity in the CGS system, equal to one centimeter per second.
  2. In kinesics, any of the individual movements composing a kineme.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English kyn, kyne, equivalent to ky + -en (plural ending), a double plural.

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