fraternal
Example Sentences
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When he returned, he was confused to see the group toasting the fraternal comradeship of the Third Reich and the USSR.
From Salon
French President Emmanuel Macron has offered "the full solidarity of France and our fraternal support" to Switzerland.
From BBC
The sense that firefighters are retreating behind a fraternal code of silence is fueling an intense anger among Palisadians.
Both identical and fraternal twins develop in the same womb and are usually raised in similar circumstances in the same household.
From Los Angeles Times
After the two wed and have their first child, Agnes becomes pregnant with fraternal twins, a boy and a girl.
From Salon
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