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paternity

DEFINITIONS OF: paternity

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n the state of being a father

“tests were conducted to determine paternity”
Type of:
state
the way something is with respect to its main attributes

n the kinship relation between an offspring and the father

Synonyms:
fatherhood
Type of:
family relationship, kinship, relationship
(anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption

n the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing

Synonyms:
authorship
Type of:
creation, foundation, founding, initiation, innovation, instauration, institution, introduction, origination
the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
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