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fraternal


 
  Grep  of  noun  fraternal 
  fraternal  twin 
 
  Overview  of  adj  fraternal 
 
  The  adj  fraternal  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  fraternal  --  (of  or  relating  to  a  fraternity  or  society  of  usually  men;  "a  fraternal  order") 
  2.  fraternal,  biovular  --  ((of  twins)  derived  from  two  separate  fertilized  ova;  "fraternal  twins  are  biovular") 
  3.  brotherly,  brotherlike,  fraternal  --  (like  or  characteristic  of  or  befitting  a  brother;  "brotherly  feelings";  "close  fraternal  ties") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  fraternal 
 
  2  of  3  senses  of  fraternal 
 
  Sense  2 
  fraternal  (vs.  identical),  biovular 
 
  identical  (vs.  fraternal),  monovular 
 
  Sense  3 
  brotherly  (vs.  sisterly),  brotherlike,  fraternal 
 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  fraternal 
 
  3  senses  of  fraternal 
 
  Sense  1 
  fraternal 
  Pertains  to  noun  brotherhood  (Sense  2) 
  =>brotherhood,  fraternity,  sodality 
  =>  class,  social  class,  socio-economic  class 
 
  Sense  2 
  fraternal  (vs.  identical),  biovular 
 
  Sense  3 
  brotherly  (vs.  sisterly),  brotherlike,  fraternal 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  fraternal 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  fraternal 
 
  fraternal  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  fraternal 
  fraternal 
 
  Overview  of  adj  fraternal 
 
  The  adj  fraternal  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  fraternal  --  (of  or  relating  to  a  fraternity  or  society  of  usually  men;  "a  fraternal  order") 
  2.  fraternal,  biovular  --  ((of  twins)  derived  from  two  separate  fertilized  ova;  "fraternal  twins  are  biovular") 
  3.  brotherly,  brotherlike,  fraternal  --  (like  or  characteristic  of  or  befitting  a  brother;  "brotherly  feelings";  "close  fraternal  ties") 



fraternal definition