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Word: Paternity
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Old French paternité, from late Latin paternitas, from paternus ‘relating to a father’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
pəˈtəːnɪti
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(especially in legal contexts) the state of being someone's father
Short Definition:state of being someone's father
Examples:- he refused to admit paternity of the child
Definition:
paternal origin
Short Definition:paternal origin
Examples:- his enemies made great play of the supposed dubiety of his paternity
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