Etymology

affinition

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Today it means: The state or quality of being affined; mental affinity or attraction. Full definition →

French affiner ← Medieval Latin affinare
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  1. Medieval Latin · derived fromaffinare
  2. French · derived fromaffiner
  3. English todayaffinition

From French affiner, from Medieval Latin affinare, affine + -ition.

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