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filial
Genetics designating any of the generations following the parental generation. Abbrev.: F; F1 indicates the first filial generation, F2 the second, etc.


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Your restoration to peace will, I doubt not, speedily follow this act of filial obedience, and I flatter myself with the hope of surviving my share in this disappointment.
Lady Susan by Austen, Jane View in context
If he saw such a consequence with horror and disdain, how much more was he shocked with what regarded Mr Allworthy; to whom, as he had more than filial obligations, so had he for him more than filial piety
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Fielding, Henry View in context
There was in it, no doubt, filial devotion, domestic attachment; there was also the fascination of one spirit by another spirit.
Notre-Dame de Paris by Hugo, Victor View in context
 
 
 
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