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affinity

kinship created as a result of someone's marriage with blood relatives of the other spouse
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affinity

Summary

affinity ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,371 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • affinity is a type of nominal kinship[2].
  • affinity is the opposite of consanguinity[3].
  • affinity's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Affinity (law)[4].
  • affinity's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[5].
  • affinity's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng[6].
  • affinity's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[7].
  • affinity's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[8].

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Definition and Type

affinity is a type of nominal kinship[2]. affinity is the opposite of consanguinity[3].

Why It Matters

affinity ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,371 views/month).[1] affinity has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] affinity is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Opposite of → consanguinity
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → nominal kinship
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007293837005171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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