fraternal

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Synonyms: maternal, paternal, crateral, unfraternal, fraternate

Antonyms: maternal, paternal, crateral, unfraternal, fraternate

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Adjective

1. Of or pertaining to a {{l|en|brother}} or {{l|en|brothers}}.
2. Of or pertaining to a {{l|en|fraternity}}.
3. Platonic or {{l|en|friendly}}.
4. {{lb|en|genetics}} Of twins or embryos, produced from two different {{l|en|egg|eggs}} and {{l|en|sperm}}, and genetically distinct.

Noun

1. A [[society]] formed to provide mutual aid, such as [[insurance]].
2. A fraternal twin.

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