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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Throughout the movie, Strong exudes this fraternal bond on screen in small, intimate ways, exhibiting the grace that Landau had for Springsteen when the artist needed it the most.
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Into the fray swings their neighbor and perpetual mediator, Sha — but the young girl, a confidante to them both, can only hold the fraternal chaos at bay for so long.
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Cineverse and its horror division Bloody Disgusting have acquired North American VOD and streaming rights to Self-Help, the latest feature from fraternal filmmaking duo Erik and Carson Bloomquist and their production outfit Mainframe Pictures.
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Where fraternal souls sing identical things.
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Jake Kring-Schreifels, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
Into the fray swings their neighbor and perpetual mediator, Sha — but the young girl, a confidante to them both, can only hold the fraternal chaos at bay for so long.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 11 Oct. 2025
Cineverse and its horror division Bloody Disgusting have acquired North American VOD and streaming rights to Self-Help, the latest feature from fraternal filmmaking duo Erik and Carson Bloomquist and their production outfit Mainframe Pictures.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025
Where fraternal souls sing identical things.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Fraternal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fraternal. Accessed 4 Nov. 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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