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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Familiarity \Fa*mil`iar"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Familiarities}. [OE.
familarite, F. familiarit['e]fr. L. faniliaritas. See
{Familiar}.]
1. The state of being familiar; intimate and frequent
converse, or association; unconstrained intercourse;
freedom from ceremony and constraint; intimacy; as, to
live in remarkable familiarity.
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2. Anything said or done by one person to another
unceremoniously and without constraint; esp., in the pl.,
such actions and words as propriety and courtesy do not
warrant; liberties.
Syn: Acquaintance; fellowship; affability; intimacy. See
{Acquaintance}.
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