paternal

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Synonyms: maternal, eternal, material, lateral, internal, external, fraternal, sternal, patera, patronal, patrial

Antonyms: maternal, eternal, material, lateral, internal, external, fraternal, sternal, patera, patronal, patrial

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Adjective

1. Of or pertaining to one's [[father]], his genes, his relatives, or his side of a family.

Noun

1. {{lb|en|rare}} A [[person]] [[related#Adjective|related]] through the father, or his [[side#Noun|side]] of the [[family]]; a paternal [[relative#Noun|relative]].

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