Closely related
Distantly related and closely related are semantically related. In some cases you can replace phrase "Distantly related" with "Closely related", this phrases are similar.
Distantly related
Closely related and distantly related are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Closely related" with "Distantly related", this phrases are similar.
Mutual synonyms
- intimately related
- remotely related
Both terms in one sentence
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The Estonian language is a Finno-Ugric language, closely related to Finnish, more distantly related to Sami (Laplandic) and Hungarian, and not related to any major European languages.
Source: Useful Notes / Estonia -
Since the Indo-Aryan languages are all descendants of Sanskrit or a language closely related to Sanskrit, you can think of them as even more distant relatives, and being Indo-European also very very distantly related to English.
Source: Useful Notes / Indian Languages
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