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Pf, pertaining to, or involving, brethren; becoming to brothers; brotherly; as, fraternal affection; a fraternal embrace.

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  1. a. Pf, pertaining to, or involving, brethren; becoming to brothers; brotherly; as, fraternal affection; a fraternal embrace.
  2. adj. of or relating to a fraternity or society of usually men
  3. adj. (of twins) derived from two separate fertilized ova
  4. adj. like or characteristic of or befitting a brother
  5. Pf, pertaining to, or involving, brethren; becoming to brothers; brotherly; as, fraternal affection; a fraternal embrace. -- Fra*ter"nal*ly, adv. An abhorred, a cursed, a fraternal war. Milton. Fraternal love and friendship. Addison.
  6. Pf, pertaining to, or involving, brethren; becoming tobrothers; brotherly; as, fraternal affection; a fraternal embrace.-- Fra*ter"nal*ly, adv.An abhorred, a cursed, a fraternal war. Milton.Fraternal love and friendship. Addison.
  7. j:100 a. of or relating to a fraternity or society of usually men a. (of twins) derived from two separate fertilized ova