English-Thai Dictionary
brethren
N พี่น้อง brother pe-nong
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
BRETHREN
n.plu. of brother. It is used almost exclusively in solemn and scriptural language, in the place of brothers. [See Brother. ]
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
BRETHREN
BRETHREN Breth "ren, n.;
Defn: pl. of Brother.
Note: This form of the plural is used, for the most part, in solemn address, and in speaking of religious sects or fraternities, or their members.
New American Oxford Dictionary
brethren
breth ren |ˈbreT͟H (ə )rin ˈbrɛð (ə )rən | archaic plural form of brother. ▶plural noun fellow Christians or members of a male religious order. See also brother ( sense 2 of the noun ). • used for humorous or rhetorical effect to refer to people belonging to a particular group: our brethren in the popular press.
Oxford Dictionary
brethren
brethren |ˈbrɛðr (ɪ )n | archaic plural of brother ▶plural noun fellow Christians or members of a male religious order. See also brother ( sense 2 of the noun ). • ironic or humorous people belonging to a particular group: our brethren in the popular national press.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
brethren
breth ren /bréðr (ə )n /〖brotherの古い複数形 ; 〗→children 語源 名詞 C ｟古 ｠〖複数扱い 〗1 〖呼びかけで 〗信者仲間, 兄弟たちよ (!女性も含む場合はbrothers and sisters ) .2 ｟しばしば修辞的に ｠同志, (同じ組織の )仲間 (｟男女共用 ｠colleagues, comrades, friends ).
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