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Meaning of 'fraternity' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Fraternity [ n.]
- The state or quality of being fraternal or brotherly; brotherhood.
- A body of men associated for their common interest, business, or pleasure; a company; a brotherhood; a society; in the Roman Catholic Chucrch, an association for special religious purposes, for relieving the sick and destitute, etc.
- Men of the same class, profession, occupation, character, or tastes.

Meaning of 'fraternity' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . fraternity [ n]
Meaning (1):
- people engaged in a particular occupation
Example in sentence:
  • the medical fraternity

Nearby Words:

fra frab frabbit fracas fracho fracid fract fracted fraction fractional

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