Background
Background noun - The physical conditions or features that form the setting against which something is viewed.
Kindred and background are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Kindred" instead a noun "Background".
Kindred
Kindred noun - A group of persons who come from the same ancestor.
Background and kindred are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Background" instead a noun "Kindred".
Both words in one sentence
- Bleeding Gums Murphy only had a major role in two episodes and a number of background appearances in-between these before his character's death, but his role as a kindred spirit and mentor to Lisa is fondly remembered by older fans of the show (especially those who watched the first season).
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In the background material, few vampires are over a thousand or so years old (most of the canon characters are under 300), though this is less from ennui (the cure for that is the deathlike sleep called torpor) than from the backstabbing, predatory nature of Kindred existence.
Source: Undeath Always Ends
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