fraternal

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When community members aren’t arguing, the vibe is generally extremely supportive and fraternal.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

Today, our conversation begins, after fraternal embraces, with a huge burst of laughter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Both identical and fraternal twins develop in the same womb and are usually raised in similar circumstances in the same household.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025

After the two wed and have their first child, Agnes becomes pregnant with fraternal twins, a boy and a girl.

From Salon • Nov. 30, 2025

If identical twins possess a strong concordance for schizophrenia, say, while fraternal twins—born and bred in an identical environment—show little concordance, then the roots of that illness can be firmly attributed to genetics.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee