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pater definition

pa·ter (pāt′ər; for 2 pät′ər, -er)

noun

  1. Chiefly Brit., Informal father: now only a humorous usage
  2. paternoster

Etymology: L, father

Pater definition

Pa·ter (pāt′ər)

Pater, Walter (Horatio) 1839-94; Eng. essayist & critic

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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