kind of
Sentences
Meaning
Slightly; somewhat; sort of.
Synonyms
type of
native of
in a sense
it seems
similar to
small quantity
Etymology
From a reanalysis of kind of in a phrase such as a kind of merry dance from “a kind + of + merry dance” (a type among merry dances) to “a + kind-of merry + dance” (a somewhat merry dance).
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