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Definition of "sororal" [so•ro•ral]

  • Of, relating to, or resembling a sister; sisterly. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "sororal" in a sentence
  • "However, after Leah’s marriage to Jacob, Leah’s sister Rachel also became a primary wife to Jacob — a marriage arrangement known as sororal polygyny."
  • "Although Dorle (Friederike Becht) and Isabel (Luise Heyer) are sororal rather than identical twins, as they have grown up they've developed a coded system of determining how to respond to life's challenges and risks."
  • "At the same time, it's about domesticity and family and sororal bonding."