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brother-in-law

 
Dictionary: broth·er-in-law   (brŭTH'ər-ĭn-lô')
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n., pl., broth·ers-in-law (brŭTH'ərz-).
  1. The brother of one's spouse.
  2. The husband of one's sister.
  3. The husband of the sister of one's spouse.

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WordNet: brother-in-law
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a brother by marriage

Wikipedia: Brother-in-law
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A brother-in-law is one's sibling's husband, or one's spouse's brother. If broken into two degrees of separation, it is called a co-brother-in-law [1], such as one's spouse's sibling's husband.[2][3][4][5] The plural of this term is "brothers-in-law".

Examples:

  • (Opposite-sex marriage): Joe and Brenda are married. Brenda has a sister, Irene, and so Joe is Irene's brother-in-law. Irene will marry Jason, who will then become Brenda's brother-in-law. Joe and Jason are also brothers-in-law.
  • (Same-sex marriage): Richard and William are married. Richard has a brother, Matthew, and so William is Matthew's brother-in-law.

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References

  1. ^ http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/brother-in-law
  2. ^ Merriam-Webster dictionary entry
  3. ^ reference.com dictionary entry
  4. ^ AllWords.com dictionary definition
  5. ^ Oxford English Dictionary entry

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Translations: Brother-in-law
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - svoger

Nederlands (Dutch)
zwager

Français (French)
n. - beau-frère

Deutsch (German)
n. - Schwager

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (επ' αδελφή) γαμβρός, κουνιάδος

Italiano (Italian)
cognato

Português (Portuguese)
n. - cunhado (m)

Русский (Russian)
шурин, зять, деверь, свояк

Español (Spanish)
n. - cuñado

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - svåger

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
姊妹的丈夫

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 姊妹的丈夫

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 남편 또는 아내의 형제

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 義兄

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) أخو الزوج أو زوج الأخت‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮גיס‬

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