Noun
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| paternity -
the state of being a father; "tests were conducted to determine paternity"
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state the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state"
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the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing; "the authorship of the theory is disputed"
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authorship |
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founding,
instauration,
origination,
innovation,
initiation,
institution,
creation,
foundation,
introduction the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society"
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| paternity -
the kinship relation between an offspring and the father
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fatherhood |
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family relationship,
kinship,
relationship (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption
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