Fraternal

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Of, pertaining to, or involving, brethren; becoming to brothers; brotherly; as, fraternal affection; a fraternal embrace. An abhorred, a cursed, a fraternal war. - Milton. Fraternal love and friendship. - Addison.

Adj.	1.	fraternal - of or relating to a fraternity or society of usually men; "a fraternal order"
	2.	fraternal - (of twins) derived from two separate fertilized ova; "fraternal twins are biovular" Synonyms: biovular Antonyms: monovular, identical - (of twins) derived from a single egg or ovum; "identical twins are monovular"
	3.	fraternal - like or characteristic of or befitting a brother; "brotherly feelings"; "close fraternal ties" Synonyms: brotherlike, brotherly

Christian, Christlike, Christly, affectionate, agreeable, amiable, amicable, benign, benignant, brotherly, compassionate, congenial, decent, favorable, friendlike, friendly, good, gracious, harmonious, human, humane, idealistic, intellectual, kind, kindhearted, kindly, kindly-disposed, loving, neighborlike, neighborly, nice, peaceable, pleasant, simpatico, sisterly, sociable, softhearted, sympathetic, sympathique, sympathizing, tender, tenderhearted, unhostile, warm, warmhearted, well-affected, well-disposed, well-intentioned, well-meaning, well-meant

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