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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fraternal \Fra*ter"nal\, a.[F. fraternel, LL fraternalis fr
L. fraternus fr frater brother. See {Brother}.]
Pf pertaining to or involving, brethren; becoming to
brothers; brotherly; as fraternal affection; a fraternal
embrace. -- {Fra*ter"nal*ly}, adv
An abhorred, a cursed, a fraternal war. --Milton.
Fraternal love and friendship. --Addison.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
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: {biovular}] [ant: {identical}]
3: like or characteristic of or befitting a brother; "brotherly
feelings"; "close fraternal ties" [syn: {brotherly}, {brotherlike}]
[ant: {sisterly}]
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