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sororal

Syllables: so·ror·al/səˈɹɔːɹ(ə)l/US/səˈɹɔɹəl/

sororal adjective: of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a sister or sisters; sisterlike, sisterly.

sororal: of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a sister or sisters; sisterlike, sisterly
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Adjective

sororal (not comparable)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a sister or sisters; sisterlike, sisterly.
    Synonyms:
    sororial
  2. (archaic) Related through a sister.
    • sororal nephew

sororal meaning in Tamil, Kannada, Arabic and Persian

sororal in Tamil

பலசகோதரி மனைவியர் முறை

sororal in Kannada

ಸೋದರಿಯ, ಸೋದರೀ ಲಕ್ಷಣದ

sororal in Arabic

of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a sister or sisters
أُخْتِيّ ʔuḵtiyy

sororal in Persian

of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a sister or sisters
خواهرانه xâharâne, خواهَرِی xâhari

Synonyms of sororal

Antonyms

Origin of sororal

From Latin soror (“sister”) + English -al (adjectival suffix).

Words formed from sororal

Phrases with sororal

Words that rhyme with sororal

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Questions about sororal

What does sororal mean?
Sororal means of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a sister or sisters; sisterlike, sisterly.
What is sororal in Tamil?
Sororal in Tamil is பலசகோதரி மனைவியர் முறை. See Sororal meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is sororal?
Sororal is an adjective.
How do you pronounce sororal?
Sororal is pronounced /səˈɹɔːɹ(ə)l/ (UK).

Words near sororal in the dictionary

  1. sorophore
  2. sorophores
  3. Soroptimist
  4. Soroptimists
  5. soror
  6. sororal
  7. sororal nephew
  8. sororal nephews
  9. sororal niece
  10. sororal nieces
  11. sororally

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Adapted from Wiktionary: sororal (page history and authors); sororal (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); sororal (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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