kinterm

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noun

A term used to describe one or more kintypes.

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Meanings

nounkinterm (plural kinterms)

plural kinterms

  1. anthropologyA term used to describe one or more kintypes.

    The remaining terms can be defined either by a chain of kintypes or by a succession of kinterm equivalences.

    2022, David B. Kronenfeld, Types of Kinship Terminological Systems and How to Analyze Them, page 23

Origin

From kin + term.

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APA

kinterm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kinterm

MLA

“kinterm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kinterm. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kinterm,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kinterm.

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