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单词 fraternal
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
fra•ter•nal /frəˈtɜrnəl/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. of or befitting a brother;
    brotherly.
  2. of or being a society of men who are associated in brotherly union, such as for mutual aid or benefit:[before a noun]a fraternal order.
fra•ter•nal•ly, adv. See -frat-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
fra•ter•nal  (frə tûr′nl),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. of or befitting a brother or brothers;
    brotherly.
  2. of or being a society of men associated in brotherly union, as for mutual aid or benefit:a fraternal order; a fraternal association.
  • Latin frātern(us) fraternal (derivative of frāter brother) + -al1
  • late Middle English 1375–1425
fra•ter′nal•ism, n. 
fra•ter′nal•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
fraternal /frəˈtɜːnəl/ adj
  1. of or suitable to a brother; brotherly
  2. of or relating to a fraternity
  3. designating either or both of a pair of twins of the same or opposite sex that developed from two separate fertilized ova
    Compare identical
Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin frāternus, from frāter brother

fraˈternalism n
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