Text: # noun: a natural attraction or feeling of kinship (Example: "An affinity for politics") # noun: inherent resemblance between persons or things # noun: the force attracting atoms to each other and binding them together in a molecule (Example: "Basic dyes have an affinity for wool and silk") # noun: (immunology) the attraction between an antigen and an antibody # noun: a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character (Example: "Found a natural affinity with the immigrants") # noun: (biology) state of relationship between organisms or groups of organisms resulting in resemblance in structure or structural parts (Example: "In anatomical structure prehistoric man shows close affinity with modern humans") # noun: kinship by marriage or adoption; not a blood relationship

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