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Dec 1, 2009
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ma•ter•nal



Pronunciation: (mu-tûr'nl), [key]
adj.
1. of, pertaining to, having the qualities of, or befitting a mother: maternal instincts.
2. related through a mother: his maternal aunt.
3. derived from a mother: maternal genes.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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