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parental definition

pa·ren·tal (pə rent′'l)

adjective

  1. of or characteristic of a parent or parents
  2. constituting the source or origin of something
  3. Biol. designating or of the generation in which fertilization produces hybrids

Etymology: L parentalis

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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