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fraternity.

The quality of being brothers or brotherly; brotherhood.

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/fɹəˈtɜːnɪti/Received-Pronunciation/fɹəˈtɜɹnəti/General-American[-ɾi]General-American
  1. The quality of being brothers or brotherly; brotherhood.

    countable · uncountable
  2. A group of people associated for a common purpose.

    countable · uncountable
  3. A social organization of male students at a college or university; usually identified by Greek letters.

    Philippines · US · countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

PIE word *bʰréh₂tēr From Middle English fraternite, borrowed from Old French fraternité, from Latin frāternitās, ultimately from frāter (“brother”).

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