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English Dictionary: fraternal	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for fraternal
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fraternal adj of or relating to a fraternity or society of usually men; "a fraternal order" (of twins) derived from two separate fertilized ova; "fraternal twins are biovular" Synonym(s): fraternal, biovular Antonym(s): identical, monovular like or characteristic of or befitting a brother; "brotherly feelings"; "close fraternal ties" Synonym(s): brotherly, brotherlike, fraternal Antonym(s): sisterlike, sisterly, sororal
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fraternal \Frater"nal\, a.[F. fraternel, LL. fraternalis, fr. L. fraternus, fr. frater brother. See {Brother}.] Pf, pertaining to, or involving, brethren; becoming to brothers; brotherly; as, fraternal* affection; a fraternal embrace. -- {Frater"nally}, adv. An abhorred, a cursed, a fraternal war. --Milton. Fraternal love and friendship. --Addison.