adelphic

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀδελφικός (adelphikós, brotherly), from ἀδελφός (adelphós, brother). By surface analysis, adelpho- +‎ -ic.

Adjective

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adelphic (comparative more adelphic, superlative most adelphic)

  1. Describing a form of polyandry in which a woman is married to two or more brothers
  2. fraternal

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