fraternal
adjective
- of or characteristic of a brother or brothers; brotherly
- of or like a fraternal order or a fraternity
- designating twins, of either the same or different sexes, developed from separately fertilized ova and thus having hereditary characteristics not necessarily the same
See fraternal in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(frə-tûrˈnəl)
adjectivea. Of or relating to brothers: a close fraternal tie.
b. Showing comradeship; brotherly.
- Of or constituting a fraternity: a fraternal association.
- Biology Of, relating to, or being a twin developed from two separately fertilized ova; dizygotic.
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