fraternity
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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*bʰréh₂tēr |
From Middle English fraternite, borrowed from Old French fraternité, from Latin frāternitās, ultimately from frāter (“brother”).
Noun[edit]
fraternity (countable and uncountable, plural fraternities)
- The quality of being brothers or brotherly; brotherhood.
- A group of people associated for a common purpose.
- (US) A social organization of male students at a college or university; usually identified by Greek letters.
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Translations[edit]
the quality of being brothers
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group of people associated for a common purpose
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social organization of male students
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See also[edit]
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- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *bʰréh₂tēr
- English terms inherited from Middle English
- English terms derived from Middle English
- English terms derived from Old French
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- American English
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