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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
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Derived Forms
- fraˈternalism, noun
- fraˈternally, adverb
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Other Words From
- fra·ternal·ism noun
- fra·ternal·ly adverb
- inter·fra·ternal adjective
- inter·fra·ternal·ly adverb
- nonfra·ternal adjective
- nonfra·ternal·ly adverb
- prefra·ternal adjective
- prefra·ternal·ly adverb
- quasi-fra·ternal adjective
- quasi-fra·ternal·ly adverb
- unfra·ternal adjective
- unfra·ternal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fraternal1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fraternal1
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Example Sentences
In hindsight, however, he feels that the suspension has “had a positive impact on the fraternal community.”
How many people get called by the Fraternal Order of the Police and say no?
The nonvoters include 16 experts, eight fraternal delegates and 38 auditors of whom 12 are married couples.
This was more than just the fraternal bond between firefighters and police officers; this was family.
He was also the local president of the Union League, a fraternal organization closely aligned with the Republican Party.
Suddenly both cheeks were painted black by a too fraternal hand, and then a man tried to kiss her.
His words had been more fraternal than lover-like; but she had lost their exact sense in the caressing warmth of his voice.
Dear Mother, by thy heart pierced through, obtain for me the virtue of fraternal charity and the gift of understanding.
His manner of greeting the family and friends was so expressive of fraternal sympathy that one felt it a privilege to witness it.
This model of fraternal affection rode off with the mule lest it should get stolen, and left his brother in the snow till morning!
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