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fraternal
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fraternal
adj.
of brothers; brotherly; friendly; of a fraternity, of an association or organization
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Fraternal
Fraternal may refer to:
- Fraternal organization, an organized society of men associated together in an environment of companionship and brotherhood, dedicated to the intellectual, physical, and social development of its members
- Fraternal correction, the admonishing of one's neighbor by a private individual with the purpose of reforming or, if possible, preventing the neighbor's sinful indulgence
- Fraternal party, a political party officially affiliated with another, often larger and/or international, political party or governmental party
- Fraternal Day, a legal holiday in the state of Alabama in the United States
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fraternal
Adjective
1. of or relating to a fraternity or society of usually men; "a fraternal order"
(pertainym) brotherhood, fraternity, sodality
2. (of twins) derived from two separate fertilized ova; "fraternal twins are biovular"
(synonym) biovular
(antonym) identical, monovular
3. like or characteristic of or befitting a brother; "brotherly feelings"; "close fraternal ties"
(synonym) brotherly, brotherlike
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fraternal
adj.
fraternal, brotherly; sisterly
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fraternal
adj.
brotherlike, brotherly; fraternal
