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patri- definition

pa·tri- (pā′tri; -trə; pa′-)

father patricide
also, before a vowel, patr-

Etymology: L < Gr patri- < patēr, father

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