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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Kind \Kind\, n. [OE. kinde, cunde, AS. cynd. See Kind, a.]
     1. Nature; natural instinct or disposition. [Obs.]
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              He knew by kind and by no other lore. --Chaucer.
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              Some of you, on pure instinct of nature,
              Are led by kind t'admire your fellow-creature.
                                                    --Dryden.
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     2. Race; genus; species; generic class; as, in mankind or
        humankind. ``Come of so low a kind.'' --Chaucer.
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              Every kind of beasts, and of birds.   --James iii.7.
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              She follows the law of her kind.      --Wordsworth.
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              Here to sow the seed of bread,
              That man and all the kinds be fed.    --Emerson.
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     3. Sort; type; class; nature; style; character; fashion;
        manner; variety; description; as, there are several kinds
        of eloquence, of style, and of music; many kinds of
        government; various kinds of soil, etc.
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              How diversely Love doth his pageants play,
              And snows his power in variable kinds ! --Spenser.
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              There is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of
              beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds. --I
                                                    Cor. xv. 39.
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              Diogenes was asked in a kind of scorn: What was the
              matter that philosophers haunted rich men, and not
              rich men philosophers?                --Bacon.
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     A kind of, something belonging to the class of; something
        like to; -- said loosely or slightingly.
  
     In kind, in the produce or designated commodity itself, as
        distinguished from its value in money.
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              Tax on tillage was often levied in kind upon corn.
                                                    --Arbuthnot.
  
     Syn: Sort; species; type; class; genus; nature; style;
          character; breed; set.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Kind \Kind\, n. [OE. kinde, cunde, AS. cynd. See Kind, a.]
     1. Nature; natural instinct or disposition. [Obs.]
  
              He knew by kind and by no other lore. --Chaucer.
  
              Some of you, on pure instinct of nature, Are led by
              kind t'admire your fellow-creature.   --Dryden.
  
     2. Race; genus; species; generic class; as, in mankind or
        humankind. ``Come of so low a kind.'' --Chaucer.
  
              Every kind of beasts, and of birds.   --James iii.7.
  
              She follows the law of her kind.      --Wordsworth.
  
              Here to sow the seed of bread, That man and all the
              kinds be fed.                         --Emerson.
  
     3. Nature; style; character; sort; fashion; manner; variety;
        description; class; as, there are several kinds of
        eloquence, of style, and of music; many kinds of
        government; various kinds of soil, etc.
  
              How diversely Love doth his pageants play, And snows
              his power in variable kinds !         --Spenser.
  
              There is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of
              beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds. --I
                                                    Cor. xv. 39.
  
              Diogenes was asked in a kind of scorn: What was the
              matter that philosophers haunted rich men, and not
              rich men philosophers ?               --Bacon.
  
     A kind of, something belonging to the class of; something
        like to; -- said loosely or slightingly.
  
     In kind, in the produce or designated commodity itself, as
        distinguished from its value in money.
  
              Tax on tillage was often levied in kind upon corn.
                                                    --Arbuthnot.
  
     Syn: Sort; species; class; genus; nature; style; character;
          breed; set.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  in kind
       adv : with something of the same kind; "she pays him back in kind"
             [syn: in a similar way]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  in kind
     adv.
     1 (lb en of paying or give giving) With goods or services (as opposed
  to cash).
     2 (lb en idiomatic) In a reciprocal manner; in a similar way; in the
  same kind.
     prep.phr.
     (lb en usually after the noun) In the form of goods and services
  rather than money.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  in kind
     adv.
     1 (lb en of paying or give giving) With goods or services (as opposed
  to cash).
     2 (lb en idiomatic) In a reciprocal manner; in a similar way; in the
  same kind.
     prep.phr.
     (lb en usually after the noun) In the form of goods and services
  rather than money.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  in kind
     adv.
     1 (lb en of paying or give giving) With goods or services (as opposed
  to cash).
     2 (lb en idiomatic) In a reciprocal manner; in a similar way; in the
  same kind.
     prep.phr.
     (lb en usually after the noun) In the form of goods and services
  rather than money.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  in kind
     adv.
     1 (lb en of paying or give giving) With goods or services (as opposed
  to cash).
     2 (lb en idiomatic) In a reciprocal manner; in a similar way; in the
  same kind.
     prep.phr.
     (lb en usually after the noun) In the form of goods and services
  rather than money.

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  in kind /ɪn kˈaɪnd/ 
  в натура
  with goods or services

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  in kind /ɪn kˈaɪnd/ 
  1. samalla mitalla
  in a reciprocal manner
  2. luontoissuoritus, tavara
  with goods or services

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  in kind /ɪŋ kˈaɪnd/
  1. természetben
  2. természetbeni

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  in kind /ɪn kˈaɪnd/ 
  現物
  with goods or services

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  in kind /ɪn kˈaɪnd/ 
  i natura, in natura
  with goods or services

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  以货代款,以实物(援助等)

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     以实物;以同样的方式

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