Etymology

elective affinity

Today it means: A process by which two cultural forms (e.g. religious, intellectual, political or economic) having certain similarities or kinships enter into a relationship of reciprocal attraction and influence, and mutual reinforcement. Full definition →

German Wahlverwandtschaft
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  1. German · calque ofWahlverwandtschaft
  2. English todayelective affinity

Calque of German Wahlverwandtschaft.

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