Pater

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations'pater', 'Pater': /ˈpeɪtə/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling'pater': (pātər; also for 2,3 pat′ər); 'Pater': (pātər)



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Pater / ˈpeɪtə/
  1. Walter (Horatio). 1839–94, English essayist and critic, noted for his prose style and his advocation of the "love of art for its own sake". His works include the philosophical romance Marius the Epicurean (1885), Studies in the History of the Renaissance (1873), and Imaginary Portraits (1887)
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
pa•ter  (pātər; also for 2, 3. pat′ər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. British TermsBrit. Informal. father.
  2. Religion(often cap.) the paternoster;
    Lord's Prayer.
  3. Religiona recitation of it.
  • Latin: father
  • Middle English 1300–50

Pa•ter  (pātər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Biographical Walter Horatio, 1839–94, English critic, essayist, and novelist.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pater / ˈpeɪtə/

  1. a public school slang word for father
Etymology: from Latin
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