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v. t.) A group of kindred or closely related individuals; as, a family of languages; a family of States; the chlorine family.

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	v. t.) A group of ~~organisms, either animal~~ or ~~vegetable,~~ related ~~by certain points of resemblance in structure or development~~, ~~more comprehensive than~~ a ~~genus, because it is usually based on fewer or less pronounced points~~ of ~~likeness. In zoology~~ a family ~~is less comprehesive than an order~~; ~~in botany it is often considered~~ the ~~same thing as an order~~.		v. t.) A group of kindred or closely related individuals; as, a family of languages; a family of States; the chlorine family.