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sororal

adj
/səˈɹɔːɹ(ə)l/UK/səˈɹɔɹəl/US

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin sororlbor. English -al English sororal PIE word *swésōr Learned borrowing from Latin soror (“sister”) + English -al (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives).

  1. learned borrowing from soror — “sister”

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a sister or sisters

    Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a sister or sisters; sisterlike, sisterly.

  2. Related through a sister.

    • sororal nephew

The neighborhood

Derived

nonsororal, sororally, sororal nephew, sororal niece, sororal polygyny, sororal twin

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