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How to pronounce “paternal”
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Pronunciation guide for paternal
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of paternal with real speech in context.
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- Autism — what we know (and what we don't know yet)
is advanced paternal age,
- Definition summary
- Of or pertaining to one's father, his genes, his relatives, or his side of a family.
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How to pronounce paternal
Autism — what we know (and what we don't know yet)

is advanced paternal age,
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “paternal”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- Of or pertaining to one's father, his genes, his relatives, or his side of a family.
- [Noun]
- (rare) A person related through the father, or his side of the family; a paternal relative.
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