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agnates

agnates is the plural of agnate.

Meaning of agnate

Noun

agnate (plural agnates)

  1. A relative whose relation is traced only through male members of the family.
    • A great-grandfather is an agnate if he is your father’s father’s father.
  2. Any paternal male relative.
  3. A statement having a similar meaning to another, but a different structure.

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Questions about agnates

What is agnates the plural of?
Agnates is the plural of agnate.

Words near agnates in the dictionary

  1. agnails
  2. agname
  3. agnamed
  4. agnames
  5. agnate
  6. agnates
  7. agnath
  8. agnatha
  9. agnathan
  10. agnathans
  11. agnathas

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