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Meaning of fraternal

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  fraternal
      adj 1: of or relating to a fraternity or society of usually men;
             "a fraternal order"
      2: (of twins) derived from two separate fertilized ova;
         "fraternal twins are biovular" [syn: {fraternal}, {biovular}]
         [ant: {identical}, {monovular}]
      3: like or characteristic of or befitting a brother; "brotherly
         feelings"; "close fraternal ties" [syn: {brotherly},
         {brotherlike}, {fraternal}] [ant: {sisterlike}, {sisterly},
         {sororal}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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