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AGNATE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

One related on the father's side

Synonyms:

agnate; patrikin; patrilineal kin; patrilineal sib; patrisib

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("agnate" is a kind of...):

relation; relative (a person related by blood or marriage)

Derivation:

agnate; agnatic (related on the father's side)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Related on the father's side

Example:

a paternal aunt

Synonyms:

agnate; agnatic; paternal

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

related (connected by kinship, common origin, or marriage)

Derivation:

agnate (one related on the father's side)

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