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| breth·ren [ brérən ] |
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Plural of brothern (sense 2) (sense 4)
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plural noun |
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1. members of same group: members of the same family, group, class, or community
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literary or humorous
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  the weaker brethren among us
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2. members of church: the members, especially men, of a church or other religious group
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archaic or literary
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| [12th century. Old plural of brother] |
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