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Definition of: paternal

(pə·tûrnəl) adjective
1. Pertaining to a father; fatherly.
2. Derived from, related through, or connected with one's father; hereditary. [<LL paternalis <L paternus fatherly <pater a father]
—pa·ter′nal·ly
adverb

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"paternal" has the frequency of use of 0.0005% on en.wikipedia.org.

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