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fraternal

adjective
 
 
/frəˈtɜː.nəl/ US  /-ˈtɝː-/

Definition

relating to brothers: fraternal rivalryFamily relations in general friendly, like brothers: The president's official visit marks the start of a more fraternal relationship between the two countries.Friendly fraternally
 
 
/-nə.li/ US  /-ˈtɝː-/ adverb
Friendly
(Definition of fraternal adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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