as in familial
of, relating to, or befitting brothers there was a fraternal bond between the two boys all throughout their school years

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Recent Examples of fraternal Other non-profit membership organizations have faced the issue, including athletic clubs, service clubs and fraternal lodges. Bill Conerly, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024 Unencumbered by the neurosis or abject horniness of his standard live-action roles, Stiller is gently fraternal as the voice of Alex the Lion, the franchise’s core mammal and group leader. Sean Malin, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024 Share [Findings] Sets of both fraternal and identical twins exhibit internally similar metacognitive abilities, suggesting that metacognition is environmental rather than heritable. Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024 Professional success and fraternal affiliation have always had a chicken-and-egg relationship: Do Greek organizations produce leaders, or just attract them? Jazmine Hughes, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for fraternal 

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“Fraternal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fraternal. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.

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