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sororial

  • /səˈɹɔː.ɹɪ.əl/ UK
  • /səˈɹɔ.ɹi.əl/ US

Rhymes with -ɔːɹiəl

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*swésōr

Learned borrowing from Latin sorōrius (“sisterly”) + English -al (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives). Sorōrius is derived from soror (“sister”) + -ius (suffix meaning ‘belonging to’ forming adjectives).

adjective

  1. not comparable Synonym of sororal (“of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a sister or sisters”).

    Similar: sororal

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"sororial." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sororial. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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sororial. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sororial

Chicago

"sororial." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sororial.

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@misc{sororial_2026,
  title = {sororial},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sororial},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}