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patr-

  1. variant of patri- before a vowel.



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We've had a jolly time, and now, ole f'ler, Ash "coping-shtone" to all this talk and toddy, As shequel to thish patr'otic stir, I'm going to amneshty—yesh, everybody!

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Hildegard’s writings, besides the Scivias already mentioned and first printed in Paris in 1513, include the Liber divinorum operum, Explanatio regulae S. Benedicti, Physica and the Letters, &c., are contained in Migne, Patr.

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The middle ages attributed to him sixty works, and the edition in Migne’s Patr.

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It stands on the site of the ancient Patr�, enumerated by Herodotus among the twelve cities of Achaia.

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Rome, 1749; reprinted by Migne, Patr.

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What does patr- mean?

The combining form patr- is used like a prefix meaning “father.†It is often used in a variety of scientific and technical terms, especially in anthropology.Patr- comes from Latin pater, meaning “father.†The Greek cognate, also meaning “father,†is ±è²¹³Ùḗr, which is the source of patriarchy. Find out more at our entry for the word.The “mother†counterpart to patr- is matr-.What are variants of patr-?Patr- is a rare variant of patri-, which loses its -i- when combined with words or word elements beginning with vowels. Want to know more? Read our 51³Ô¹Ïs That Use patri- article.

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