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pater



father
father


Definitions

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pater
     1. n. father (male parent)
     2. n. head of household
     3. n. parent
     4. n. forefather
     5. n. priest
     6. n. honorific title

Example Sentences

Pater meus mox quadraginta annos natus erit.
    My father will soon be forty years old.
Bellum omnium pater est.
    War is the father of all.
Pater meus quinque abhinc annis mortuus est.
    My father died five years ago.
Cum iuvenis essem, pater me reliquit.
    My father abandoned me when I was young.
Pater eius illic edit bis in hebdomade.
    His father eats there twice a week.



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