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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. The act of fraternizing, or of associating and holding fellowship as brethren. Also spelled fraternisation.

Wiktionary

  1. n. The act of fraternizing or uniting as brothers.
  2. n. Having a friendly relationship with the enemy.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. The act of fraternizing or uniting as brothers.

WordNet 3.0

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

Examples

  • “On the other hand, a preliminary study asserted that sending soldiers 'dependents to Germany was a "necessity if non-fraternization is to be made workable.”

    Miss Yourlovin: GIs, Gender, and Domesticity during World War II

  • “We will be doing some work with partners, but the specific design that we were talking about earlier around fraternization, which is a way to get the right length on the right number base pairs of DNA prior to going into the next-gen sequencer that specific product line, it does appeared as it's better suited for us to make our own direct investment and approach that market directly as opposed to through a single partner just because I think we limit ourselves fairly significantly as you watch the emergence of this market.”

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  • “Shaughnessy attributes this non-violence and "fraternization" to the rise of unions that encourage players to think of themselves as part of a larger endeavor.”

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  • “The ban covered all friendly mingling with former enemy nationals, but the term "fraternization" quickly became synonymous with illicit and adulterous sex.”

    Miss Yourlovin: GIs, Gender, and Domesticity during World War II

  • “Also labeled in the military at times as "fraternization" and even "adultery.”

    Newsweek: War Stories

  • “Additionally, the Air Force, by virtue of its recent origins and philosophy, has had major problems with fraternization which is a major precursor to sexual harrassment claims and undisciplined units.”

    Gay Scoutmasters Ban Backfires on Military

  • “But as the friendships deepened into romance, U.S. officers decided the relationships posed a security problem and prohibited the men from "fraternization" during "combat.”

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  • “Q Well, is there a sense that this kind of fraternization, even if its strictly purely social politeness, shouldn't have taken place given the relationship of the United States?”

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  • “Time Patrol rules specifically forbid any kind of fraternization between Couriers (or other time-travelers) and people who live up the line.”

    Up The Line

  • “This entailed a great deal of inter-ship cbatter-much more, in fact, than was strictly necessary: everyone involved realized that this kind of fraternization was not going to be possible for more than a few years, even with the Ertak communicator.”

    And all the Stars a Stage

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