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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (3)

1. of or relating to a fraternity or society of usually men;
- Example: "a fraternal order"

2. (of twins) derived from two separate fertilized ova;
- Example: "fraternal twins are biovular"
[syn: fraternal, biovular]

3. like or characteristic of or befitting a brother;
- Example: "brotherly feelings"
- Example: "close fraternal ties"
[syn: brotherly, brotherlike, fraternal]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Fraternal \Fra*ter"nal\, a.[F. fraternel, LL. fraternalis, fr.
   L. fraternus, fr. frater brother. See Brother.]
   Of, pertaining to, or involving, brethren; becoming to
   brothers; brotherly; as, fraternal affection; a fraternal
   embrace. -- Fra*ter"nal*ly, adv.
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         An abhorred, a cursed, a fraternal war.  --Milton.
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         Fraternal love and friendship.           --Addison.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

fraternal
    adj 1: of or relating to a fraternity or society of usually men;
           "a fraternal order"
    2: (of twins) derived from two separate fertilized ova;
       "fraternal twins are biovular" [syn: fraternal, biovular]
       [ant: identical, monovular]
    3: like or characteristic of or befitting a brother; "brotherly
       feelings"; "close fraternal ties" [syn: brotherly,
       brotherlike, fraternal] [ant: sisterlike, sisterly,
       sororal]