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fraternal definition

fra·ter·nal (frə tʉr′nəl)

adjective

  1. of or characteristic of a brother or brothers; brotherly
  2. of or like a fraternal order or a fraternity
  3. designating twins, of either the same or different sexes, developed from separately fertilized ova and thus having hereditary characteristics not necessarily the same

Etymology: ME < ML fraternalis < L fraternus, brotherly < frater, brother

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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