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fraternalism

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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.
fraternalism
the condition of having brotherly qualities. — fraternalist, n. — fraternalistic, adj.
See also: Behavior


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