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Meaning of 'fraternal' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Fraternal [ a.]
- Pf, pertaining to, or involving, brethren; becoming to brothers; brotherly; as, fraternal affection; a fraternal embrace.

Meaning of 'fraternal' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . fraternal [ a]
Meaning (1):
- of or relating to a fraternity or society of usually men
Example in sentence:
  • a fraternal order
Meaning (2):
- like or characteristic of or befitting a brother
Example in sentence:
  • brotherly feelings;
  • close fraternal ties
Meaning (3):
- (of twins) derived from two separate fertilized ova
Example in sentence:
  • fraternal twins are biovular

Nearby Words:

fra frab frabbit fracas fracho fracid fract fracted fraction fractional

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