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单词 paternity
释义 pa·ter·ni·ty
\pəˈtərnəd.ē, -tə̄n-, -təin-, -nətē, -i\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: Middle French paternité, from Late Latin paternitat-, paternitas, from Latin paternus paternal + -itat-, -itas -ity — more at paternal
1. : the quality or state of being a father : fatherhood
 < the cares of paternity >
2. : origin or descent from a father : male parentage
 < provides for citizenship of the child born out of wedlock if paternity is established — William Samore >
3. : authorship, origination
 < the controversy which has attended the bipartisan policy has extended even to the question of its paternity — Norman Hill & Eugene Hangse >
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