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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
/ frəˈtɜːnəl /
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
Word History and Origins
Origin of fraternal1
Word History and Origins
Origin of fraternal1
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Example Sentences
The fraternal gathering of men, costumed in Jérôme Kaplan’s chic, postmodern take on toga-party garb, is vividly spurred by Bernstein’s evocative composition—for strings, percussion and solo violin.
On the opposite end of the parkway is its fraternal twin, the “rainbow” bed — a free-for-all of colorful plants.
That kind of fraternal family dynamic was something that Ronan Day-Lewis was keen to explore, when writing the script with his father.
Freemasonry is a centuries-old fraternal organisation with about six million members worldwide, including more than 200,000 in England and Wales.
Warm words were spoken of fraternal friendship and support.
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