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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.

Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin frātern(us) fraternal (derivative of frāter brother) + -al¹

Related forms

fra·ter·nal·ism, noun

fra·ter·nal·ly, adverb

in·ter·fra·ter·nal, adjective

in·ter·fra·ter·nal·ly, adverb

non·fra·ter·nal, adjective

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non·fra·ter·nal·ly, adverb

pre·fra·ter·nal, adjective

pre·fra·ter·nal·ly, adverb

qua·si-fra·ter·nal, adjective

qua·si-fra·ter·nal·ly, adverb

un·fra·ter·nal, adjective

un·fra·ter·nal·ly, adverb

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Doctors have reported the first known case of fraternal twins who shared a single placenta in the womb.

No such correlations were seen in the behaviour of fraternal twins.

The celebration welcomes fraternal and identical twins.

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Doctors have reported the first known case of fraternal twins who shared a single placenta in the womb.

No such correlations were seen in the behaviour of fraternal twins.

The celebration welcomes fraternal and identical twins.

Harris presents data from studies of adopted children and studies that compare identical and fraternal twins.

If there is a genetic component to auditory processing, identicals should score more similarly than fraternal twins do.

Therefore, genes are likely behind any trait that is similar in identical twins more often than in fraternal twins.

Marmoset mothers almost always give birth to fraternal twins, which.

In public, he is loyalty and fraternal pride incarnate.

Lobstermen form a fraternal order of their own, and lobster wars between rival communities of fishermen often erupt.

They found that the omnivores and vegetarians were five times more likely to have fraternal twins than the vegans.

His early results have shown identical twins to be far more likely than fraternal twins to have a similar opinion of cilantro.

About half were identical twins and half were fraternal twins.

Across the board, however, the identical-twin pairs were more likely to share an exercise pattern than the fraternal twins.

Studies show that pairs of identical twins have asthma more frequently than pairs of fraternal twins.

So you could imagine there are all sorts of fraternal tensions going on there.

Marmoset moms typically give birth to fraternal twins, which develop from two separately fertilized eggs.

He was on the police committee and was a member of two different fraternal orders.

It's yet another movie about the fraternal disorder of the police.

As expected, the rates among fraternal twins were lower:.

But the researchers found that fraternal twins were unexpectedly likely to both have autism.

Then came social changes to dull the appeal of fraternal organizations.

If they did they would no longer be fraternal organizations.

Two once-related branches of the century-old fraternal organization of entertainers, a group that has counted as members.

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World English Dictionary

fraternal (frəˈtɜːn^əl)

—*adj*
1.	of or suitable to a brother; brotherly
2.	of or relating to a fraternity
3.	Compare identical designating either or both of a pair of twins of the same or opposite sex that developed from two separate fertilized ova

[C15: from Latin frāternus, from frāter brother]

fra'ternalism

—n

fra'ternally

—*adv*

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Word Origin & History

fraternal

early 15c., from M.L. fraternalis, from L. fraternus brotherly (see fraternity).

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Medical Dictionary

fraternal fra·ter·nal (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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