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Traditional English :: fraternal
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frational.html - adj. 1 of a brother or brothers. 2 suitable to a brother; brotherly. 3 (of twins) developed from separate ova and not necessarily closely similar. 4 US of or concerning a fraternity (see FRATERNITY 3). fraternalism n. fraternally adv. [med.L fraternalis f. L fraternus f. frater brother] |
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Traditional English :: fraternity
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frational.html - n. (pl. -ies) 1 a religious brotherhood. 2 a group or company with common interests, or of the same professional class. 3 US a male students' society in a university or college. 4 being fraternal; brotherliness. [ME f. OF fraternit f. L fraternitas -tatis (as FRATERNAL) ] |
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Traditional English :: fraternize
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frational.html - v.intr. (also -ise) (often foll. by with) 1 associate; make friends; behave as intimates. 2 (of troops) enter into friendly relations with enemy troops or the inhabitants of an occupied country. fraternization n. [F fraterniser & med.L fraternizare f. L fraternus: see FRATERNAL] |
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Traditional English :: fratricide
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frational.html - n. 1 the killing of one's brother or sister. 2 a person who does this. fratricidal adj. [F fratricide or LL fratricidium, L fratricida, f. frater fratris brother] |
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English Idioms :: frame of mind
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frational.html - {n. phr.} One's mental outlook; the state of one's psychological condition, * /There is no use trying to talk to him while he is in such a negative frame of mind./ |
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Traditional English :: Fra
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frational.html - n. a prefixed title given to an Italian monk or friar. [It., abbr. of frate brother] |
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