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Definition of paternal adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

paternal

adjective

NAmE//pəˈtərnl//

1connected with being a father; typical of a kind father paternal love He gave me a piece of paternal advice.

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2related through the father's side of the family my paternal grandmother (= my father's mother) compare maternal

paternally

NAmE//pəˈtərnəli//

adverb He smiled paternally at them.See paternal in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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