noun

fraternity

fraternity, brotherhood, fellowship

He felt a sense of fraternity with his teammates.

He felt a sense of fraternity with his teammates.

In America, many students join a fraternity.

In America, many students join a fraternity.

a sense of fraternity a feeling of friendship and support The soldiers shared a sense of fraternity.

the ((adjective)) fraternity a group of people with the same job or interests the legal/medical fraternity

Synonyms: brotherhood, fellowship, camaraderie

From Latin 'fraternitas' (brotherhood), which comes from 'frater' (brother).

Think of the Latin root 'frater' for 'brother', as in 'fraternal twins'. A fraternity is a group of 'brothers'.

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