fraternal
adjective
fra·ter·nal
frə-ˈtər-nᵊl 
1
a
: of, relating to, or involving brothers
fraternal love
b
: of, relating to, or being a fraternity or society
a fraternal order
a fraternal chapter house
2
: derived from two ova : dizygotic
fraternal twins
Examples of fraternal in a Sentence
He belonged to a fraternal organization.
There was a fraternal feeling among the troops.
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As the world around Trevino grew more digital and isolated, his fraternal personality stood out even more.
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Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Playing a likable but selfish loser, Zahn has never been better; and the boyish, charming Walker freaks out like nobody’s business; the film’s greatest asset is the fraternal chemistry between these two.
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Thrivent’s origins as a Christian fraternal benefit society still guide its mission more than a century later.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 23 June 2025
Some of the graduating sets of twins — all fraternal, not identical — have known each other since kindergarten, after their parents met through a local twins club.
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Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Playing a likable but selfish loser, Zahn has never been better; and the boyish, charming Walker freaks out like nobody’s business; the film’s greatest asset is the fraternal chemistry between these two.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 June 2025
Thrivent’s origins as a Christian fraternal benefit society still guide its mission more than a century later.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 23 June 2025
Some of the graduating sets of twins — all fraternal, not identical — have known each other since kindergarten, after their parents met through a local twins club.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 21 June 2025
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“Fraternal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fraternal. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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fraternal
adjective
fra·ter·nal
frə-ˈtərn-ᵊl
1
a
: of or relating to brothers
b
: of, relating to, or being a fraternity
Medical Definition
fraternal
adjective
fra·ter·nal
frə-ˈtərn-ᵊl
: derived from two ova : dizygotic
fraternal twins
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