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brethren

[ breth-rin ]
/ ˈbrɛð rɪn /
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plural noun

fellow members.
Archaic. brothers.

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synonym study for brethren

1, 2. See brother.

Words nearby brethren

Bresson, Brest, Brest Litovsk, Bretagne, bretelle, brethren, Breton, Breton lace, Bretonneau, Brett, Bretton Woods Conference
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Words related to brethren

relative, twin, relation, kin, blood brother

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British Dictionary definitions for brethren

brethren
/ (ˈbrɛðrɪn) /

pl n

archaic a plural of brother
fellow members of a religion, sect, society, etc
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