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| immediate family |
| 1. n. A family unit consisting of a parent or parents and their children. |
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| immediate |
| 1. adj. Happening right away, instantly, with no delay. |
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| Computer users these days expect immediate results when they click on a link. |
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| 2. adj. Very close; direct or adjacent. |
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| immediate family; immediate vicinity |
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| 3. adj. Manifestly true; requiring no argument. |
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| family |
| 1. n. A group of people who are closely related to one another (by blood, marriage or adoption); kin; for example, a set of parents and their children; an immediate family. |
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| Our family lives in town. |
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| 2. n. An extended family; a group of people who are related to one another by blood or marriage. |
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| 3. n. A (close-knit) group of people related by blood, friendship, marriage, law, or custom, especially if they live or work together. |
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| crime family, Mafia family |
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