Inherited and Paternal

Inherited

Inherited adjective - Genetically passed or capable of being passed from parent to offspring.
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Paternal and inherited are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Paternal" instead an adjective "Inherited".

Paternal

Paternal adjective - Characteristic of a father.
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Synonyms for Paternal

Inherited and paternal are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Inherited" instead an adjective "Paternal".

Nearby Words: paternity, paternalistic, paternalist, paternalism, paternally

Both words in one sentence

  • Literature / Överenskommelser Generation Xerox: Beatrice seems to have inherited both her appearance and her personality from her paternal grandmother.
  • Identical Grandson Beatrice Löwenström in Överenskommelser by Simona Ahrnstedt had obviously inherited both her appearance and her personality from her paternal grandmother.
  • Generation Xerox Simona Ahrnstedt does this in her debut novel Överenskommelser, where the female protagonist Beatrice seems to have inherited both her appearance and her personality from her paternal grandmother.
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