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fraternalism

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fra⋅ter⋅nal

  [fruh-tur-nl]
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–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.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME < L frātern(us) fraternal (deriv. of frāter brother ) + -al 1

Related forms:
fra⋅ter⋅nal⋅ism, noun
fra⋅ter⋅nal⋅ly, adverb
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fra·ter·nal   (frə-tûr'nəl)   
adj.  

    1. Of or relating to brothers: a close fraternal tie.

    2. Showing comradeship; brotherly.

  2. Of or constituting a fraternity: a fraternal association.

  3. Biology Of, relating to, or being a twin developed from two separately fertilized ova; dizygotic.


[Middle English, from Old French fraternel, from Medieval Latin frāternālis, from Latin frāternus, from frāter, brother; see bhrāter- in Indo-European roots.]
fra·ter'nal·ism n., fra·ter'nal·ly adv.
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Main Entry: fra·ter·nal
Pronunciation: fr&-'t&rn-&l
Function: adjective
: derived from two ova : DIZYGOTIC <fraternal twins>
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fraternal fra·ter·nal (frə-tûr'nəl)
adj.

  1. Of or relating to brothers.

  2. Of, relating to, or being a twin developed from two separately fertilized ova; dizygotic.

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