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Meanings of fraternal in English

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fraternal

Like or characteristic of or befitting a brother.

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      biovular

      (Of twins) derived from two separate fertilized ova.

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                1
                Just a sense of being buoyed along the fraternal rush, the belonging.
                The Girls
                2
                Delighted because she was glad to see her fraternal twin so happy.
                A vote of confidence
                3
                Her son adored her; their souls understood each other with fraternal sympathy.
                The Recruit
                4
                Even from this universal fraternal bond the looked-for result does not appear.
                Foundations of World Unity
                5
                That results when fraternal twins share some portion of the same placenta.
                Spider Bones
                6
                Objection 1: It would seem that fraternal correction belongs to prelates alone.
                Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) / Translated by ...
                7
                A burst of fraternal feverishness made him eager to get to it.
                His Masterpiece
                8
                Since the trial, this confraternity had not passed an altogether fraternal life.
                John Caldigate
                9
                It was a paradoxical atmosphere- ablendof fraternal comradeship and mutual distrust.
                The God That Failed
                10
                This Union is dear to me as a Union of fraternal States.
                The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Volume 1
                11
                Ironically, a fraternal show of brotherhood marks the end of the night.
                Reuters
                12
                Every way has this fraternal tie been a rich blessing to me.
                Personal Recollections / Abridged, Chiefly in Parts Pertaining t...
                13
                Be it put to any man who has a proper fraternal feeling.
                I and My Chimney
                14
                Men do not fight to make a fraternal union, neither do nations.
                The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Volume 1
                15
                He had always treated them not only kindly, but with fraternal respect.
                Daniel Boone: The Pioneer of Kentucky
                16
                Therefore fraternal correction is an act, not of charity, but of justice.
                Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) / Translated by ...
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