maternal

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maternal

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Borrowed from French maternel. By surface analysis, matern + -al.

adjective maternală · maternali · maternale · maternal

  1. masculine, neuter maternal

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MLA

"maternal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/maternal. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

maternal. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/maternal

Chicago

"maternal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/maternal.

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@misc{maternal_2026,
  title = {maternal},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/maternal},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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