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Agnate

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Noun

1. agnate, patrikin, patrilineal kin, patrilineal sib, patrisib

one related on the father's side

Adjective

2. agnate, agnatic, paternal

related on the father's side

Example Sentences:
'a paternal aunt'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Agnate

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adjective
1. 
related by descent from a common male ancestor
2. 
related in any way; cognate
noun
3. 
a male or female descendant by male links from a common male ancestor

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Agnate

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noun
1. 
a relative through male descent or on the father's side
adjective
2. 
related through male descent or on the father's side
3. 
akin

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Agnate

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adj.
1. Related on or descended from the father's or male side.
2. Coming from a common source; akin.
n.
A relative on the father's or male side only.

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