sorority
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noun
- A group of girls or women associated for a common purpose; a sisterhood.
- A social organization of female students at a college or university; usually identified by Greek letters.
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PIE word *swésōr From Renaissance Latin sorōritās, from Latin soror (“sister”), from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr. Akin to Spanish sororidad, Portuguese sororidade, French sororité.
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