fraternal
adjective/frəˈtɜːnl/
/frəˈtɜːrnl/
[usually before noun]- connected with the relationship that exists between people or groups that share the same ideas or interests
- a fraternal organization/society
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- connected with the relationship that exists between brothers
- fraternal rivalry
Word Originlate Middle English: from medieval Latin fraternalis, from Latin fraternus, from frater ‘brother’.
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