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1. (noun) familiar a person attached to the household of a high official (as a pope or bishop) who renders service in return for support 2. (noun) companion, comrade, fellow, familiar, associate a friend who is frequently in the company of another "drinking companions"; "comrades in arms" 3. (noun) familiar, familiar spirit a spirit (usually in animal form) that acts as an assistant to a witch or wizard 4. (adj) familiar well known or easily recognized "a familiar figure"; "familiar songs"; "familiar guests" 5. (adj) familiar 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" 6. (adj) conversant(p), familiar(p) (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" 7. (adj) familiar, intimate having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship "on familiar terms"; "pretending she is on an intimate footing with those she slanders"
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