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Definition of: connate
(kon′āt) adjective
1. Born in and with one; innate; congenital.
2. Born or existing together or with another; cognate.
3. Biol. Congenitally or firmly united, as the parts of an organism. [<L connatus, pp. of connasci, var. of cognasci. See COGNATE.]
—con′·nate·ly adverb
—con′nate·ness noun
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