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Roots Week 43

mater, pater, medi

TermDefinition
mater Latin for “mother”
pater Latin for “father”
maternal (adj.) of, pertaining to, having the qualities of, or befitting a mother.
matron (n.) a married woman, especially one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position.
matriarch (n.) the female head of a family or tribal line.
patriarchal (adj.) characteristic of an entity, family church, etc., controlled by men.
patriotism (n.) devoted love, support, and defense of one’s country; national loyalty.
patronize (v.) to support; to give (a store, restaurant, hotel, etc.) one’s regular patronage; trade with.
matrimony (n.) the state of being married; marriage
patriarch (n.) the male head of a family or tribal line; a person regarded as the father or founder of an order, class, etc.
medi Latin-”Middle”
mediocre (adj.) of only moderate quality; not very good.
intermediary (n.) a person who acts as a link between people in order to try to bring about an agreement or reconciliation
medieval (adj.) of, relating to, or characteristic of the Middle Ages, the time in European history from about 500 AD to 1350 AD.
mediator (n.) a person who attempts to make people involved in a conflict come to an agreement; to go-between.
median (n.) the middle value of a range of values; situated in the middle.
immediate (adj.) occurring or done at once; instant.
intermediate (adj.) coming between two things in time, place, order, character, etc.
medium (n.) the thing by which something is done; a substance through which a force acts or by which something is carried.
meditation (n.) the act of spending time in quiet thinking.
Mediterranean (adj.) relating to the mediterranean Sea (which is between lands), the countries bordering it, or their inhabitants
Created by: 7thgradeheather
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