fraternal
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6.6
- adjective
- /frəˈtɜrnəl/
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fraternal
- In the mid-1930s, the IWO was the fastest growing fraternal order in the country.
- fraternal organization
- fraternal societies
- fraternal order
A lot of other places in the South there too, by the way, separate from white life, with churches and fraternal orders and newspapers and schools.
- A lot of other places in the South there too, by the way, separate from white life, with churches and fraternal orders and newspapers and schools.
Examples
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Slovene immigrants organized themselves around Catholic church parishes, fraternal benefit societies, and Slovene national homes.
Academic text (1996) -
It's a fraternal society set up in 1717 in Britain, in fact.
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Mary explained that these deceased were Woodmen, members of a fraternal organization of insurance sellers.
Fiction book (2000) -
In addition, the Slovenes also organized fraternal societies that offered burial and mutual benefits.
Academic text (1996) -
At this congress, 528 delegates of all local and national Slovene-American fraternal, cultural, and political organizations participated.
Academic text (1996) -
The students formed a fraternal organization to support each other's academic success.
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He was a member of a fraternal society that promoted brotherhood and charitable activities.
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Many universities have fraternal groups, fostering camaraderie among their male students.
Compounds
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3.1
One of two children born at the same time from different eggs who may look different and be different sexes
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Fraternal comes from the Latin root frater 'brother' and is the same root as fraternity, so a fraternal organization is like a group of 'brothers' who support each other.