fraternity

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The quality of being brothers or brotherly; brotherhood.
A group of people associated for a common purpose.
A social organization of male students at a college or university; usually identified by Greek letters.

/fɹəˈtɜːnɪti/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fraternity.wav /fɹəˈtɜɹnəti/ [-ɾi]

fraternity fraternities

PIE word *bʰréh₂tēr From Middle English fraternite, borrowed from Old French fraternité, from Latin frāternitās, ultimately from frāter (“brother”).

brotherhood community

disfavor

fraternal fraternise fraternize fratricide fraternity house sorority

fraternitylike fratority interfraternity nonfraternity

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