fraternal
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nl adjective
1.
of or befitting a brother or brothers; brotherly.
2.
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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World English Dictionary
fraternal (frəˈtɜːnəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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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American Heritage
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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Example sentences
If they did they would no longer be fraternal organizations.
In public, he is loyalty and fraternal pride incarnate.
Then came social changes to dull the appeal of fraternal organizations.
Lobstermen form a fraternal order of their own, and lobster wars between rival communities of fishermen often erupt.
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