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pater

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. pater (noun)
  2. Pater (biographical name)
  3. pater patriae (foreign term)

pa·ter

noun

Definition of PATER

1
\ˈpä-ˌter\ often capitalized : paternoster
2
\ˈpā-tər\ [Latin] chiefly British : father

Examples of PATER

  1. <Pater had promised to pay for military school after third form.>

First Known Use of PATER

14th century

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