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con•nat•u•ral
(kə nach′ər əl, -nach′rəl),USA pronunciation adj.
con•nat′u•ral•ly, adv.
con•nat′u•ral′i•ty, con•nat′u•ral•ness, n.
- belonging to a person or thing by nature or from birth or origin;
inborn. - of the same or a similar nature.
- Medieval Latin connātūrālis, equivalent. to Latin con- con- + nātūrālis natural
- 1585–95
con•nat′u•ral′i•ty, con•nat′u•ral•ness, n.