confraternity
confraternity · confraternities
A group with a common interestA group with a common interest.
Meaning
3 senses(countable)A group with a common interest.
(countable)A religious fraternity or brotherhood.
(uncountable)Brotherly friendship.
Origin
From Middle French confraternité.From Middle French confraternité.
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Forms
plural: confraternities| Singular | confraternity |
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regular
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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