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    maening of paternity

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    Sense 1 paternity 
    Meaning:
    The state of being a father
    Classified under:
    Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
    Context example:
    tests were conducted to determine paternity
    Hypernyms ("paternity" is a kind of...):
    state (the way something is with respect to its main attributes)


    Sense 2 paternity 
    Meaning:
    The kinship relation between an offspring and the father
    Classified under:
    Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
    Synonyms:
    fatherhood; paternity
    Hypernyms ("paternity" is a kind of...):
    family relationship; kinship; relationship ((anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption)


    Sense 3 paternity 
    Meaning:
    The act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing
    Classified under:
    Nouns denoting acts or actions
    Synonyms:
    authorship; paternity
    Context example:
    the authorship of the theory is disputed
    Hypernyms ("paternity" is a kind of...):
    creation; foundation; founding; initiation; innovation; instauration; institution; introduction; origination (the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new)

    Paternity is the state of being a father; fatherhood. Descent on a father's side. Maternity would be the mother's side.  


    These words are where we get the terms Pa and Ma from. 





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