paternity

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paternity (enc)

Noun	1.	paternity - the state of being a father; "tests were conducted to determine paternity" state - the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state"
	2.	paternity - the kinship relation between an offspring and the father fatherhood family relationship, kinship, relationship - state of relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption
	3.	paternity - the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing; "the authorship of the theory is disputed" authorship founding, instauration, origination, initiation, innovation, creation, institution, introduction, foundation - the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society"; "he regards the fork as a modern introduction"

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