Meanings
adjectiveadelphic (comparative more adelphic, superlative most adelphic)
comparative more adelphic · superlative most adelphic
- Describing a form of polyandry in which a woman is married to two or more brothers
Origin
- Ancient Greekἀδελφικός“brotherly”
- Englishadelphic
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀδελφικός (adelphikós, “brotherly”), from ἀδελφός (adelphós, “brother”). By surface analysis, adelpho- + -ic.
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French adelphique
- adelphiquedescribing a form of polyandry
Italian adelfico
- adelficodescribing a form of polyandry
Portuguese adélfico
- adélficodescribing a form of polyandry
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APA
adelphic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adelphic
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“adelphic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adelphic. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “adelphic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adelphic.
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