FRATERNISATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fraternisation mean? 

• FRATERNISATION (noun)
  The noun FRATERNISATION has 1 sense:

1. associating with others in a brotherly or friendly way; especially with an enemy

  Familiarity information: FRATERNISATION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FRATERNISATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Associating with others in a brotherly or friendly way; especially with an enemy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

fraternisation; fraternization

Hypernyms ("fraternisation" is a kind of...):

association (the act of consorting with or joining with others)

Derivation:

fraternise (be on friendly terms with someone, as if with a brother, especially with an enemy)

 Context examples 

Famous equality and fraternisation!

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)