| Term | Definition |
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mater/matri |
mother |
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matriarch (der) |
archos - chief |
|
matriarch (def) |
a woman who rules the family |
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maternal |
motherly |
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maternal grandparents |
parents of one's mother |
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matrix |
the ground from which a thing/idea springs |
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matriculate |
to enroll in a college or university for a degree |
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matron |
(1) a dignified, older, married woman who has an established social position (2) a woman who has charge of the domestic affairs of a hospital or prison |
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alma mater (der) |
alma - nourishing; kind |
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alma mater (def) |
school from which one graduates |
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matrimony (der) |
monia - condition |
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matrimony (def) |
the marriage ceremony |
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arduous |
hard or difficult to do |
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coterie |
a circle of close associates or friends |