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whole brother

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noun

  1. a brother whose parents are the same as one's own.

Etymology

Origin of whole brother

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

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His first act was to take the duchy of Bavaria from Henry, and bestow it on Leopold, the Marquis of Austria, his own half-brother, and whole brother to Bishop Otto, the historian.

From Dante: His Times and His Work by Butler, Arthur John

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