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fraternitylike

adj

Etymology

From fraternity + -like.

  1. derived from frāternitās
  2. derived from fraternité
  3. inherited from fraternite
  4. suffixed as fraternitylike — “fraternity + like”

Definitions

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a fraternity (social organization of male students).

    • Recognition has nothing to do with the Army and a lot to do with fraternitylike hazing traditions of murky origin.
    • Created by two members of the Masons fraternity who thought their brethren were too stiff, the Shriners struck a chord early this century among working-class men who liked the idea of a fun club with fraternitylike rituals.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA