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AGNATE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does agnate mean?
• AGNATE (noun)
The noun AGNATE has 1 sense:
1. one related on the father's side
Familiarity information: AGNATE used as a noun is very rare.
• AGNATE (adjective)
The adjective AGNATE has 1 sense:
1. related on the father's side
Familiarity information: AGNATE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
One related on the father's side
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
agnate; patrikin; patrilineal kin; patrilineal sib; patrisib
Hypernyms ("agnate" is a kind of...):
relation; relative (a person related by blood or marriage)
Derivation:
agnate; agnatic (related on the father's side)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Related on the father's side
Synonyms:
Context example:
a paternal aunt
Similar:
related (connected by kinship, common origin, or marriage)
Derivation:
agnate (one related on the father's side)
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