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fraternal

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fra·ter·nal  (fr-tûrnl)
adj.
1.
a. Of or relating to brothers: a close fraternal tie.
b. Showing comradeship; brotherly.
2. Of or constituting a fraternity: a fraternal association.
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 frternlis, from Latin frternus, from frter, brother; see bhrter- in Indo-European roots.]

fra·ternal·ism n.
fra·ternal·ly adv.

fraternal
Adjective
1. of a brother; brotherly
2. designating twins that developed from two separate fertilized ova [Latin frater brother]
fraternally adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.fraternal - of or relating to a fraternity or society of usually men; "a fraternal order"
2.fraternal - (of twins) derived from two separate fertilized ova; "fraternal twins are biovular"
monovular, identical - (of twins) derived from a single egg or ovum; "identical twins are monovular"
3.fraternal - like or characteristic of or befitting a brother; "brotherly feelings"; "close fraternal ties"
Translations

fraternal [frəˈtəːnl] adjfraterno
fraternal [frəˈtəːnl] adjfraternel(le)
fraternal [frəˈtəːnl] adjbrüderlich
fraternal [frəˈtəːnl] adjfraterno/a

fraternal
adj fraternal [frəˈtəːnl]
of or like a brother a fraternal greeting.broederlikeأخَويбратскиbratrskýbroderligbrüderlichαδελφικόςfraternalvennalikبرادرانهveljellinenfraternelשֶׁל אָחभाई के समानbratskitestvéripersaudaraanbróðurlegurfraterno兄弟の형제의, 형제처럼 다정한broliškasbrāļa-; brāļu-; brālīgspersaudaraanbroederlijkbroderlig, bro(de)r-braterskifraternalfrăţescбратскийbratskýbratovskibratskibroderligที่เหมือนพี่หรือน้องชายkardeşçe兄弟般的братерський, братнійبرادرانہthuộc anh em
adv fraˈternally
broederlikeبأخَويَّهпо брадскиbratrskybroderligtbrüderlichαδελφικάfraternalmentevennalikultبطور برادرانهveljellisestifraternellementבְּאַחֲווָהबिरादरानाbratskotestvéri módonsecara persaudaraanbróðurlegafraternamente兄弟として형제처럼broliškaibrālīgisecara persaudaraanbroederlijkbroderligbraterskofraternalmentefrăţeşteпо-братскиbratskybratovskobratskibroderligtอย่างพี่หรือน้องชายkardeşçe兄弟般地по-братськиبرادری کے مطابقthân thiện; thân thiết
n fraˈternity
1 a company of people who regard each other as equals, eg monks. onderlinge hulpverenigingأخَويَّه رهبانيَّهбратствоbratrstvobroderskabdie Bruderschaftαδελφότηταhermandadvennaskondگروهی با آرمان های مشترکveljeskuntaconfrérieאֲגוּדָהभाईचाराbratovština, bratstvo (družine)testvéri(es)ségpersaudaraanfélagssamtök karlmanna; bræðralagconfraternita信徒団体동인회, 동호회brolijabrālībapersaudaraanbroederschapbrorskap, brodersamfunnbractwofraternidadeconfrerieбратствоbratstvobratovščinabratstvobrödraskapคนที่นับถือกันและกันว่าเท่าเทียมกันkardeşlik derneği彼此平等相待的團体,兄弟會братствоمذہبی فرقہtình anh em弟会
2 a company of people with the same interest, job etc the banking fraternity.groepجَماعَه أخويّه، رابِطَهобщностspolečenství, profesegruppe; standdie Gemeinschaftαδελφότητα, σωματείοasociaciónühingگروهseura, kuntaconfrérieמִסדָרभाईचारा संघudruženjeegyesülésperhimpunanbræðralag, félagasamtökassociazione同業組合동인회, 동호회bendrijabiedrībaperhimpunanbroederschap-standen, gilde, laugkorporacjaassociaçãoasociaţieбратияspoločenstvodružbaudruženjesamfund, förening, gilleคนที่มีความสนใจ หรือกลุ่มอาชีพเดียวกันbirlik, dernek, cemiyet為共同利益結合的團体,共濟會, 互助會громадаیکساں مفادات رکھنے والوں کا ٹولہhội,
3 (American) a society of male students in various universities. kollegiale groepجَمعِيَّة مِن الطُّلّاب الذُّكورобщност на мъжете студентиbratrstvo, chlapecký studentský spolekstudenterforening for mandlige studerendedie Verbindungsbruderschaftκύκλος ανδρών φοιτητώνclub de estudiantesvennaskond, seltsانجمنconfrérie d'étudiantsאֲגוּדַת סְטוּדֶנטִיםविभिन्न विश्वविद्यालयों में पुरूष छात्रों का संघstudentsko udruženje, bratovštinadiákklub (férfi hallgatóké)perkumpulan mahasiswaassociazione studentesca男子学生の社交クラブbrolijastudentu biedrība (ASV)perkumpulan mahasiswastudentenverenigingforening for mannlige studenterbractwoбратствоbratstvo, chlapčenský študentský spolokštudentovsko društvobratstvostudentföreningกลุ่มนักศึกษาชายในมหาวิทยาลัยมากมายerkek öğrenciler derneği大學女生聯誼會студентське братствоیونورسٹی یا کالج میں لڑکوں کا علاحدہ گروہhội nam sinh viên谊会

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Fraternal love, sometimes almost everything, is at others worse than nothing.
He wore the rings and pins and badges of different fraternal orders to which he belonged.
My brother is one of the best of Squares, just, sensible, cheerful, and not without fraternal affection; yet I confess that my weekly interviews, at least in one respect, cause me the bitterest pain.
 
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