Natal \Na"tal\ (n[=a]"tal), a. [L. natalis, fr. natus, p. p. of
nasci to be born: cf. F. natal. See Nation, and cf.
Noel.]
1. Of or pertaining to one's birth; accompying or dating from
one's birth; native.
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Princes' children took names from their natal
places. --Camden.
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Propitious star, whose sacred power
Presided o'er the monarch's natal hour. --Prior.
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2. (Astrol.) Presiding over nativity; as, natal Jove.
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Syn: Native, natural. See Native.
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Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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54 Moby Thesaurus words for "natal":
abecedarian, aboriginal, antenatal, autochthonous, beginning,
budding, creative, elemental, elementary, embryonic, endemic,
fetal, formative, foundational, fundamental, gestatory, homebred,
homegrown, in embryo, in its infancy, in the bud, inaugural,
inceptive, inchoate, inchoative, incipient, incunabular,
indigenous, infant, infantile, initial, initiative, initiatory,
introductory, inventive, nascent, native, native-born, original,
parturient, postnatal, pregnant, prenatal, primal, primary, prime,
primeval, primitive, primogenial, procreative, rudimental,
rudimentary, ur, vernacular
Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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Natal \Na"tal\, a. [L. natalis, fr. natus, p. p. of nasci to be
born: cf. F. natal. See Nation, and cf. Noel.]
1. Of or pertaining to one's birth; accompying or dating from
one's birth; native.
Princes' children took names from their natal
places. --Camden.
Propitious star, whose sacred power Presided o'er
the monarch's natal hour. --Prior.
2. (Actrol.) Presiding over nativity; as, natal Jove.
Syn: Native, natural. See Native.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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