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1.                 From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
                   
   
   
                   
                     
   Maternal \Ma*ter"nal\, a. [F. maternel, L. maternus, fr. mater
      mother. See Mother.]
      Of or pertaining to a mother; becoming to a mother; motherly;
      as, maternal love; maternal tenderness.
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      Syn: See Motherly.
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