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cognate describes two biomolecules that normally interact such as an enzyme and its normal substrate or a receptor and its normal ligand. cognate cooperation cooperation between T and B lymphocytes when both recognize epitopes on the same antigen. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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9) As an astute anonymous reader has pointed out, Tolkien regularly demonstrates preference for cognates in translations. Sarti's own research has concentrated on servants in early modern Italian households, so she must have a certain satisfaction in showing that, from antiquity well into the early modern era, familia and its multi-lingual cognates (the term permeated European language groups, whether Celtic, Germanic, Romance, or Slavic) referred to people liable to the authority of a paterfamilias. After one of these comments, it was explained to her that Spanish has more cognates (words that appear similar and the same meaning in both languages) than Chinese, for example. |
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