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filial

Syllabification: (fil·i·al)
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Definition of filial

adjective

  • of or due from a son or daughter:a display of filial affection
  • Biology denoting the generation or generations after the parental generation. See also F1.

Derivatives

filially

adverb

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French, or from ecclesiastical Latin filialis, from filius 'son', filia 'daughter'

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