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fra·ter·nal
(frə-tûr′nəl)adj.
1.
a. Of or relating to brothers: a close fraternal tie.
b. Showing comradeship; brotherly.
2.
a. Of or constituting a fraternity: a fraternal association.
b. Roman Catholic Church Of or constituting a mendicant order such as the Dominicans or Franciscans.
3. Biology Of, relating to, or being a twin developed from two separately fertilized ova; dizygotic.
[Middle English, from Old French fraternel, from Medieval Latin frāternālis, from Latin frāternus, from frāter, brother; see bhrāter- in Indo-European roots.]
fra·ter′nal·ism n.
fra·ter′nal·ly adv.
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fraternal
(frəˈtɜːnəl)adj
1. of or suitable to a brother; brotherly
2. of or relating to a fraternity
3. (Genetics) designating either or both of a pair of twins of the same or opposite sex that developed from two separate fertilized ova. Compare identical3
[C15: from Latin frāternus, from frāter brother]
fraˈternalism n
fraˈternally adv
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fra•ter•nal
(frəˈtɜr nl)adj.
1. of or befitting a brother; brotherly.
2. of or being a society of men associated in brotherly union, as for mutual aid or benefit.
fra•ter′nal•ism, n.
fra•ter′nal•ly, adv.
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Adj. | 1. | fraternal - of or relating to a fraternity or society of usually men; "a fraternal order" |
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3. | fraternal - like or characteristic of or befitting a brother; "brotherly feelings"; "close fraternal ties" |
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Translations
أخَوي
bratrský
broderlig
testvéri
bróîurlegur
broliškaibroliškas
brāļa-brālīgsbrāļu-
bratský
kardeşçe
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[frəˈtɜːnl] adj → fraterno/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
fraternal
(frəˈtəːnl) adjective of or like a brother. a fraternal greeting.
fraˈternally adverbfraˈternity – plural fraˈternities – noun
1. a company of people who regard each other as equals, eg monks.
2. a company of people with the same interest, job etc. the banking fraternity.
3. (American) a society of male students in various universities.
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