1. adjective /fəˈmɪl.i.ə,fəˈmɪl.jɚ,fəˈmɪl.i.ɚ/
a) Known to one.
There’s a familiar face.
b) Acquainted.
Im not familiar with this system.
2. noun /fəˈmɪl.i.ə,fəˈmɪl.jɚ,fəˈmɪl.i.ɚ/
a friend of mine, that finding a receipt in Brassavola, would needs take hellebore in substance, and try it on his own person; but had not some of his familiars come to visit him by chance, he had by his indiscretion hazarded himself; many such I have observed.
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