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WordBand 5.5–6.5Core (NGSL)

familiar

/fəˈmɪl.i.ə/

An illustration for familiar

noun1 of 2

well-known or easily recognized

  • “There were a lot of familiar faces in the audience.”Tatoeba
  • “My cousin was familiar with trouble when he was young.”Tatoeba

Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.

adjective2 of 2

Known to one, or generally known; commonplace.

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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)

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