Meaning of FRATERNAL
| Pronunciation: | | fru'turnl
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- [adj] like or characteristic of or befitting a brother; "brotherly feelings"; "close fraternal ties"
- [adj] (of twins) derived from two separate fertilized ova; "fraternal twins are biovular"
- [adj] of or relating to a fraternity or society of usually men; "a fraternal order"
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FRATERNAL is a 9 letter word that starts with F. |
| | Synonyms: | | biovular, brotherlike, brotherly |
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| | Antonyms: | | identical, monovular, sisterlike, sisterly, sororal | | | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Fra*ter"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. -- {Fra*ter"nal*ly}, adv.
An abhorred, a cursed, a fraternal war. --Milton.
Fraternal love and friendship. --Addison.
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| | Related Terms: | | affectionate, agreeable, amiable, amicable, benign, benignant, brotherly, Christian, Christlike, Christly, compassionate, congenial, decent, favorable, friendlike, friendly, good, gracious, harmonious, human, humane, idealistic, intellectual, kind, kindhearted, kindly, kindly-disposed, loving, neighborlike, neighborly, nice, peaceable, pleasant, simpatico, sisterly, sociable, softhearted, sympathetic, sympathique, sympathizing, tender, tenderhearted, unhostile, warm, warmhearted, well-affected, well-disposed, well-intentioned, well-meaning, well-meant |
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