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Definition of Families
1. family [n] - See also: family
Lexicographical Neighbors of Families
Literary usage of Families
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1899)
"It will be manifestly impossible to catalogue the species or the genera in this
way, and it will be obvious that a classification from families will be ..."
2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1905)
"which in turn are divided into families. Oltmanns does not use the terms ' class '
and ' order ' in the volume at hand, and for this reason brackets are ..."
3. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting (1897)
"This is thus far the best record that has been made of the families of an Indian
tribe. ... THE REGISTRATION OF INDIAN families. BY MISS ALICE C. FLETCHER. ..."
4. American Anthropologist by American Anthropological Association (1902)
"Some two or three, where the relation is doubtful, have been included in families
to which they are presumed to belong, though the evidence is not ..."
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