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What semantic feature or property differentiates the following sets of nouns niece daughter sister vs nun woman girl?

The semantic feature that differentiates the sets of nouns is kinship vs. gender.

* Niece, daughter, sister are all related by kinship. They refer to specific familial relationships.

* Nun, woman, girl are all related by gender. They refer to different stages in a woman's life.

Here's a breakdown:

* Niece: Female relative of someone whose parent is a sibling of that person's parent (e.g., a sister's daughter)

* Daughter: Female child of someone

* Sister: Female sibling of someone

* Nun: A woman who has dedicated her life to religious service and has taken vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.

* Woman: An adult female human being.

* Girl: A young female human being.

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