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matri-

  1. a combining form meaning “mother,” used in the formation of compound words:

    matrilineal.



matri-

combining_form

  1. mother or motherhood

    matriarchy

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of matri-1

< Latin, combining form of māter mother 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of matri-1

from Latin māter mother
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Example Sentences

With more than $500 million generated annually, maybe they should call it “matri-money.”

Unde patri suo Tuinfredo et matri sue Marcelline, oneri fuit non honori, confusioni et non exultacioni.

Nam Remus oris lineamentis erat matri simillimus aetasque expositionis temporibus congruebat.

Filius sapiens lætificat patrem: filius vero stultus mæstitia est matri suæ.

His family, that of Matri, was one of the lowliest in Benjamin.

Nascere, magne puer, matri expectate patrique, is said near the end.

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