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Patri

1

[ pah-tree ]

noun

  1. An·ge·lo [an, -j, uh, -loh], 1877–1965, U.S. educator and writer, born in Italy.


patri-

2
  1. a combining form meaning “father,” occurring originally in loanwords from Greek and Latin ( patriarch; patrician ), and used in the formation of new compounds ( patrilineal ).

patri-

combining_form

  1. father

    patrilocal

    patricide

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Patri1

Combining form representing Latin pater, Greek patḗr father
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Patri1

from Latin pater, Greek patēr father
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Example Sentences

Ibi tertium iam mensem ger decumbebat, cuius salus erat conclamata, quem Barbari visendum Patri obtulerunt.

He breaks out, indeed, into a burst of devotional praise—Gloria Patri—as if for some special and never-to-be-forgotten mercy.

The shouts of joy had ceased to be a burden to him; and no one cried 'Pater Patri' as he passed.

He was curiously fond of quotations, and the last words he uttered were 'Dulce et decorum est pro patri mori.'

Nec diu scelerum impunitus, patri consternatione perimitur; eadem spiritum eripiente, qu regnum largita fuerat.

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