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patrifocal

patrifocal adjective: patriarchal.

Adjective

patrifocal (comparative more patrifocal, superlative most patrifocal)

  1. patriarchal

Forms of patrifocal

comparativemore patrifocal
superlativemost patrifocal

Origin of patrifocal

From patri- + focal.

Words formed from patrifocal

Questions about patrifocal

What does patrifocal mean?
Patrifocal means patriarchal.
What part of speech is patrifocal?
Patrifocal is an adjective.

Words near patrifocal in the dictionary

  1. Patricroft
  2. patridge
  3. patridges
  4. Patrie
  5. Patries
  6. patrifocal
  7. patrifocality
  8. patrifocally
  9. Patrikian
  10. Patrikians
  11. patrikin

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