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familiar

Demon or spirit believed to be the attendant of a witch or sorcerer. The familiar usually takes the form of an animal, for example, a black cat.
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In an image of a well-known face, for example, some parts may feel more familiar than others; when this happens, we have more belief in the accuracy of the familiar parts than in that of the unfamiliar parts.
The Analysis of Mind by Russell, Bertrand View in context
I gazed around at the old familiar objects, at the old familiar grey and gloomy objects.
Poor Folk by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context
At that moment it struck me that there was something familiar about the house over the way.
The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
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