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matri-
- a combining form meaning “mother,” used in the formation of compound words:
matrilineal.
matri-
combining_form
- mother or motherhood
matriarchy
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Word History and Origins
Origin of matri-1
from Latin māter mother
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Example Sentences
With more than $500 million generated annually, maybe they should call it “matri-money.”
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Unde patri suo Tuinfredo et matri sue Marcelline, oneri fuit non honori, confusioni et non exultacioni.
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Nam Remus oris lineamentis erat matri simillimus aetasque expositionis temporibus congruebat.
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Filius sapiens lætificat patrem: filius vero stultus mæstitia est matri suæ.
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His family, that of Matri, was one of the lowliest in Benjamin.
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Nascere, magne puer, matri expectate patrique, is said near the end.
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