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sororial

Syllables: so·ror·i·alUK/səˈɹɔː.ɹɪ.əl/US/səˈɹɔ.ɹi.əl/

sororial adjective: synonym of sororal (“of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a sister or sisters”).

Adjective

sororial (not comparable)

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

Synonyms of sororial

Origin of sororial

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).

Words formed from sororial

Words that rhyme with sororial

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Questions about sororial

What does sororial mean?
Sororial means synonym of sororal (“of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a sister or sisters”).
What part of speech is sororial?
Sororial is an adjective.
How do you pronounce sororial?
Sororial is pronounced /səˈɹɔː.ɹɪ.əl/ (UK).

Words near sororial in the dictionary

  1. sororally
  2. sororate
  3. sororate marriage
  4. sororate marriages
  5. sororates
  6. sororial
  7. sororially
  8. sororicidal
  9. sororicidally
  10. sororicide
  11. sororicides

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