PATERNITY TEST

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A test based on blood groups to determine whether a particular man could be the biological father of a particular child; negative results prove he was not the father but positive results show only that he could be

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("paternity test" is a kind of...):

assay; check (an appraisal of the state of affairs)

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