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Existing at birth or from the beginning; inborn or inherent.
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Originating at the same time; related.
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Being in close accord or sympathy; congenial: "In the wilderness, I find something more dear and connate than in streets and villages” ( Ralph Waldo Emerson).
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Biology Joined or united with a structure of the same kind, as sepals or petals.
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Geology Trapped in sediment or rock at the time of deposition: connate water.
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