Familiar (?), a. [OE. familer, familier, F. familier, fr. L. familiaris, fr. familia family. See Family.] 1. Of or pertaining to a family; domestic. “Familiar feuds.” Byron.
Syn. -- familial.
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2. Closely acquainted or intimate, as a friend or companion; well versed in, as any subject of study; as, familiar with the Scriptures.
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3. Characterized by, or exhibiting, the manner of an intimate friend; not formal; unconstrained; easy; accessible. “In loose, familiar strains.” Addison.
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Be thou familiar, but by no means vulgar. Shak.
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4. Well known; well understood; common; frequent; as, a familiar illustration.
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That war, or peace, or both at once, may be
As things acquainted and familiar to us. Shak.
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There is nothing more familiar than this. Locke.
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5. Improperly acquainted; wrongly intimate. Camden.
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Familiar spirit, a demon or evil spirit supposed to attend at call. 1 Sam. xxviii. 3, 7-9.
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