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fraternal
[fruh-tur-nl]
adjective
of or befitting a brother or brothers; brotherly.
of or being a society of men associated in brotherly union, as for mutual aid or benefit.
a fraternal order; a fraternal association.
fraternal
/ ڰəˈɜːə /
adjective
of or suitable to a brother; brotherly
of or relating to a fraternity
designating either or both of a pair of twins of the same or opposite sex that developed from two separate fertilized ova Compare identical
Other Word Forms
- fraternalism noun
- fraternally adverb
- interfraternal adjective
- interfraternally adverb
- nonfraternal adjective
- nonfraternally adverb
- prefraternal adjective
- prefraternally adverb
- quasi-fraternal adjective
- quasi-fraternally adverb
- unfraternal adjective
- unfraternally adverb
- ڰˈٱԲ noun
- ڰˈٱԲ adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of fraternal1
Word History and Origins
Origin of fraternal1
Example Sentences
Warm words were spoken of fraternal friendship and support.
The play, which radically recasts the fraternal relationship, developed far beyond its originating impetus.
But there’s a tentativeness to the portrayal, a watering down of the fraternal volatility that ultimately makes Booth so dangerous.
Johnson justified the action as a means to “promote and procure complete fraternal reconciliation among the whole people.”
Yoselin’s first job, at 16, was babysitting Charlotte and her two younger siblings, fraternal twins.
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