fraternal
[ fruh-tur-nl ]
/ frəˈtɜr 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.
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British Dictionary definitions for fraternal
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 ovaCompare identical (def. 3)
Derived forms of fraternal
fraternalism, nounfraternally, adverbWord Origin for fraternal
C15: from Latin frāternus, from frāter brother
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Medical definitions for fraternal
fraternal
[ frə-tûr′nəl ]
adj.
Of or relating to brothers.
Of, relating to, or being a twin developed from two separately fertilized ova; dizygotic.
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