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fraternal
[ fruh-tur-nl ]
/ frÉËtÉr nl /
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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.
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Origin of fraternal
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British Dictionary definitions for fraternal
fraternal
/ (frÉËtÉËnÉl) /
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 ovaCompare identical (def. 3)
Derived forms of fraternal
fraternalism, nounfraternally, adverbWord Origin for fraternal
C15: from Latin frÄternus, from frÄter brother
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