Week 11 and 12 Vocabulary - Root Words 'Pater' and 'Mater'

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Patriarch (n)

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The male head of a family or tribe

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Paternity (n)

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In legal contexts, the state of being someone's father

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Paternal (adj)

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Of or appropriate to a father

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Patriot (n)

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Someone who loves and who has sometimes fought for his or her country

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Expatriate (n)

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A person who lives outside their native country

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Expatriate (adj)

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Denoting or relating to a person living outside their native country

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Material (n)

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A substance or mixture of substances that constitutes an object

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Maternity (n)

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The state of being a mother, which includes the period of pregnancy, childbirth, and the subsequent role of a mother

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Matrimony (n)

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The state or ceremony of being married; marriage

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Matrix (n)

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An environment or material in which something develops; a surrounding medium or structure