Etymology

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Today it means: Describing a form of polyandry in which a woman is married to two or more brothers Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἀδελφικός
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromἀδελφικός“brotherly”
  2. English todayadelphic

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀδελφικός (adelphikós, “brotherly”), from ἀδελφός (adelphós, “brother”). By surface analysis, adelpho- + -ic.

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