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fil·i·al
(fĭl′ē-əl, fē′lē-)adj.
1. Of, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter: filial respect.
2. Having or assuming the relationship of child or offspring to parent.
3. Genetics Of or relating to a generation or the sequence of generations following the parental generation.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin fīliālis, from Latin fīlius, son; see dhē(i)- in Indo-European roots.]
fil′i·al·ly adv.
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filial
(ˈfɪljəl)adj
1. of, resembling, or suitable to a son or daughter: filial affection.
2. (Genetics) genetics designating any of the generations following the parental generation; F1 indicates the first filial generation, F2 the second, etc. Abbreviation: F
[C15: from Late Latin fīliālis, from Latin fīlius son]
ˈfilially adv
ˈfilialness n
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fil•i•al
(ˈfɪl i əl)adj.
1. of, pertaining to, or befitting a son or daughter.
2. having the relation of a child to a parent.
3. Genetics. pertaining to the sequence of generations following the parental generation, each generation being designated by an F followed by a subscript number indicating its place in the sequence.
[1350–1400; Middle English « Latin fīli(us) son]
fil′i•al•ly, adv.
fil′i•al•ness, n.
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| Adj. | 1. | filial - designating the generation or the sequence of generations following the parental generation genetic science, genetics - the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms parental - designating the generation of organisms from which hybrid offspring are produced |
| 2. | filial - relating to or characteristic of or befitting an offspring; "filial respect" |
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filial
adjective devoted, familial, dutiful, respectful The son neglected his filial duties.
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Translations
بَنَوي
dceřinýsynovský
datterligsønlig
filafilina
lapselik
sonar- eîa dótturlegur
dukteriškasdukterssūnaussūniškas
dēla-meitas-
dcérskysynovský
evlâda ait
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filial
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filial
(ˈfiliəl) adjective of or suitable to a son or daughter. filial piety.
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