"paternity" in the noun sense
1. paternity
the state of being a father
"tests were conducted to determine paternity"
2. fatherhood, paternity
the kinship relation between an offspring and the father
3. authorship, paternity
the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing
"the authorship of the theory is disputed"
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