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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Along with their businesses, communities lost newspapers, fraternal halls, and churches that those profits had helped sustain.
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Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
The drama, which is the fraternal directorial duo’s 13th feature, revolves around five young women living in a temporary shelter for underage mothers.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2025
Their reunion proves lifesaving and sparks a fraternal, musical journey amidst the town’s factory closure, the backdrop of the Yellow Vest protests and France’s social divides.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 21 Aug. 2025
The bloodiest of these conflicts broke out between the formerly fraternal peoples of Armenia and Azerbaijan, centered on the region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 19 Aug. 2025
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Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
The drama, which is the fraternal directorial duo’s 13th feature, revolves around five young women living in a temporary shelter for underage mothers.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2025
Their reunion proves lifesaving and sparks a fraternal, musical journey amidst the town’s factory closure, the backdrop of the Yellow Vest protests and France’s social divides.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 21 Aug. 2025
The bloodiest of these conflicts broke out between the formerly fraternal peoples of Armenia and Azerbaijan, centered on the region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 19 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fraternal
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“Fraternal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fraternal. Accessed 10 Sep. 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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