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brethren

Noun

Definitions

1. brethren
2. brothers

This noun refers to fellow countrymen, compatriots, or people who share the same nationality or ethnic background. It carries a sense of solidarity and shared identity, often used in formal or emotional contexts. You might encounter it in speeches or writing about national or cultural unity.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

Why are we so cold toward fellow sufferers who carry the same pain?

Sentence 2

In the quiet library, I lost myself in a book about the history of my brethren.

Sentence 3

Saying "for our brethren" at this point is a little too convenient, don't you think?

Sentence 4

Honestly, I don't want to be tied down by the word "brethren."

Sentence 5

"We're brethren, right?" Kenta suddenly said out of nowhere.