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mater-mother
the surroundings within which something begins or devolps |
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matriarchy
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mater-mother
archy-to rule society ruled or controlled by women |
two translations
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matriculate
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matri-mother
to register as a student a college or university |
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patriarch
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pater-father
arch-rule 1.the male or head of a family or tribe 2. an old testament ancestor 3.founding father or a wise man |
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partimony
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pater-father
a family inheritance |
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patronage
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pater-father
1.support or encourgement 2.customers |
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patronize
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pater-father
1. to go to regularly 2. to treat someone as inferior |
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partronymic
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pater-father
nym-name name from a paternal ancestor |
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fraternal
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frater-brother
pertaining to brothers |
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fraternize
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frater-brother
1. to be friendly with 2. to socialize with the enemy |
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avuncular
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avunculus-uncle
like an uncle |
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familial
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familia-family
having to do with the family |
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uxorious
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uxor-wife
dominated by one's wife |
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bigamy
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gamy-marriage
bi-two marriage with two mates |
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monogamy
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gamy-marriage
monos-alone marriage to a single mate |
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