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CONGENER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A whole (a thing or person) of the same kind or category as another
Example:
the American shopkeeper differs from his European congener
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("congener" is a kind of...):
unit; whole (an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)
Synonyms:
congenator; congener; congeneric; relative
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("congener" is a kind of...):
being; organism (a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A minor chemical constituent that gives a wine or liquor its distinctive character
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("congener" is a kind of...):
chemical; chemical substance (material produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules)
