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   fra·ter·ni·ty

   /frəˈtərnədē/

   noun

   • 1. a group of people sharing a common profession or interests: "members of the hunting fraternity" Similar professionbody of workersbandgroupsetcircle
   • ▪ a male students' society in a university or college. North American Similar societyclubassociationguildlodgeunionorganizationalliancebrotherhoodgroupsetcirclecliquecoterieclansororitysisterhoodrare:sodalityconfraternity
   • ▪ a religious or Masonic society or guild.
   • 2. the state or feeling of friendship and mutual support within a group: "the ideals of liberty, equality, and fraternity" Similar brotherhoodfellowshipkinshipfriendshipcompanionshipsupportmutual supportsolidaritycommunityuniontogethernesssisterhood

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French fraternite, from Latin fraternitas, from fraternus (see fraternal).

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