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patina
patio
patio doors
patisserie
Patna rice
Patois
patois
patr-
patri-
patrial
patriarch
patriarchal
patriarchal cross
patriarchalism
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patri-
patri-


prefix 
Definition:
 
father, paternal
patrilineal
[Directly or via Latin< Greek patr- 'father']
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