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Agnate Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ate

Agnate has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

one related on the father's side

2

A relative whose relation is traced only through male members of the family.

Adjective
1

related on the father's side

"a paternal aunt"

2

Related to someone by male connections or on the paternal side of the family.

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
relative
Rhyming Words
ate bate late gate kate date wate cate rate nate oate sate tate jate hate mate fate yate agate skate
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