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sororial

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /səˈɹɔː.ɹɪ.əl/
  • General-American: /səˈɹɔ.ɹi.əl/
  • rhymes with -ɔːɹiəl

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adj

Meaning 1

Synonym of sororal (“of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a sister or sisters”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sororal

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

PIE word *swésōr Learned borrowing from Latin sorōrius (“sisterly”) + English -al (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives). Sorōrius is derived from soror (“sister”) + -ius (suffix meaning ‘belonging to’ forming adjectives).