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1. A group of people or things having similar characteristics.
all kinds of music
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2. Character or nature.
Since a thing's criteria of identity are determined by its nature or kind, God is their ultimate ground.
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3. Each of the elements (bread and wine) of the Eucharist.
Many practices that were part of pre-Vatican II Roman Catholicism, such as communion in one kind for the laity and eastward-facing celebrations, have not died out, as Anglicans sometimes think.
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1. The plural of kind often causes difficulty. With this or that, speaking of one kind, use a singular construction: this kind of question is not relevant; that kind of fabric doesn't need ironing. With these or those, speaking of more than one kind, use a plural construction: we refuse to buy these kinds of books; I've given up those kinds of ideas. The ungrammatical use these kind rather than these kinds (as in these kind of questions are not relevant) has been recorded since the 14th century, and although often encountered today, it should be avoided
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1. Old English cynd(e), gecynd(e), of Germanic origin; related to kin. The original sense was ‘nature, the natural order’, also ‘innate character, form, or condition’ (compare with kind); hence ‘a class or race distinguished by innate characteristics’.
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1. Having or showing a friendly, generous, and considerate nature.
He was also very kind to all the livestock in his care.
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2. Used in a polite request.
I wonder if you'd be kind enough to address my concerns?
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3. (kind to) (of a consumer product) gentle on (a part of the body)
Use vegetable-based soaps in the kitchen and bath; they're much kinder to your skin than harsh detergents or soaps.
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4. Affectionate or loving.
Everyone besides Christy saw a kind, loving mother concerned for her daughter.
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1. Old English gecynde ‘natural, native’; in Middle English the earliest sense is ‘well born or well bred’, whence ‘well disposed by nature, courteous, gentle, benevolent’.
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