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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Familiar \Fa*mil`iar\, 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. [1913 Webster] 2. Closely acquainted or intimate, as a friend or companion; well versed in, as any subject of study; as, familiar with the Scriptures. [1913 Webster] 3. Characterized by, or exhibiting, the manner of an intimate friend; not formal; unconstrained; easy; accessible. "In loose, familiar strains." --Addison. [1913 Webster] Be thou familiar, but by no means vulgar. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 4. Well known; well understood; common; frequent; as, a familiar illustration. [1913 Webster] That war, or peace, or both at once, may be As things acquainted and familiar to us. --Shak. [1913 Webster] There is nothing more familiar than this. --Locke. [1913 Webster] 5. Improperly acquainted; wrongly intimate. --Camden. [1913 Webster] {Familiar spirit}, a demon or evil spirit supposed to attend at call. --1 Sam. xxviii. 3, 7-9. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Familiar \Fa*mil"iar\, n. 1. An intimate; a companion. [1913 Webster] All my familiars watched for my halting. --Jer. xx. 10. [1913 Webster] 2. An attendant demon or evil spirit. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. (Court of Inquisition) A confidential officer employed in the service of the tribunal, especially in apprehending and imprisoning the accused. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: familiar adj 1: well known or easily recognized; "a familiar figure"; "familiar songs"; "familiar guests" [ant: {unfamiliar}] 2: within normal everyday experience; common and ordinary; not strange; "familiar ordinary objects found in every home"; "a familiar everyday scene"; "a familiar excuse"; "a day like any other filled with familiar duties and experiences" [ant: {strange}, {unusual}] 3: (usually followed by `with') well informed about or knowing thoroughly; "conversant with business trends"; "familiar with the complex machinery"; "he was familiar with those roads" [syn: {conversant(p)}, {familiar(p)}] 4: having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship; "on familiar terms"; "pretending she is on an intimate footing with those she slanders" [syn: {familiar}, {intimate}] n 1: a person attached to the household of a high official (as a pope or bishop) who renders service in return for support 2: a friend who is frequently in the company of another; "drinking companions"; "comrades in arms" [syn: {companion}, {comrade}, {fellow}, {familiar}, {associate}] 3: a spirit (usually in animal form) that acts as an assistant to a witch or wizard [syn: {familiar}, {familiar spirit}] From Portuguese-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 [fd-por-eng]: familiar close; intimate From Spanish-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 [fd-spa-eng]: familiar relative(parenco)