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PATERNITY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing
Example:
the authorship of the theory is disputed
Synonyms:
authorship; paternity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("paternity" is a kind of...):
creation; foundation; founding; initiation; innovation; instauration; institution; introduction; origination (the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The kinship relation between an offspring and the father
Synonyms:
fatherhood; paternity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Hypernyms ("paternity" is a kind of...):
family relationship; kinship; relationship ((anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption)
Derivation:
paternal (related on the father's side)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The state of being a father
Example:
tests were conducted to determine paternity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("paternity" is a kind of...):
state (the way something is with respect to its main attributes)
Derivation:
paternal (characteristic of a father)
