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Agnatic

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ag·nate  (gnt)
adj.
1. Related on or descended from the father's or male side.
2. Coming from a common source; akin.
n.
A relative on the father's or male side only.
[Latin agntus, past participle of agnsc, to become an agnate : ad-, ad- + nsc, to be born; see gen- in Indo-European roots.]
ag·natic (g-ntk) adj.
ag·nati·cal·ly adv.
ag·nation n.
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Adj.1.Agnatic - related on the father's sideagnatic - related on the father's side; "a paternal aunt"
agnate, paternal
related - connected by kinship, common origin, or marriage
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