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filial Definition


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filial
adj
    1. Belonging or relating to, or resembling, a son or daughter.
      Example: filial duties
    2. biol, genetics.
      Denoting any successive generation following a parental generation (abbreviation F1, F2 etc).
Etymology: 14c: from Latin filia daughter, and filius son.



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