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matinée jacket
matins
matjes herring
matlo
Matlock
Mato Grosso
matoke
Matopo Hills
matri-
matriarch
matriarchy
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matricide
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matri-
matri-


prefix 
Definition:
 
mother, maternal
matriarchy
matrilineal
[< Latin matr-, stem of mater "mother"]
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