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noun
- 1. a society for female students in a university or college. North American
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SORORITY definition: 1. a social organization for female students at some US colleges 2. a social organization for…. Learn more.
SORORITY meaning: 1. a social organization for female students at some US colleges 2. a social organization for…. Learn more.
The meaning of SORORITY is a club of women; specifically : a women's student organization formed chiefly for social purposes and having a name consisting of Greek letters. How to use sorority in a sentence.
1. a group of women or girls joined together by common interests, for fellowship, etc. 2. US. a Greek-letter college organization for women. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. Word origin. ML sororitas, sisterhood < L soror, sister. sorority in American English.
If you join a sorority, you're joining a social organization for women, typically one based at a university or college. Your sorority probably has a lot of social events such as meetings, mixers, galas, and fundraisers.
Definition of sorority noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. A chiefly social organization of women students at a college or university, usually designated by Greek letters. 2. An association or a society of women. [Medieval Latin sorōritās, from Latin soror, sister; see swesor- in Indo-European roots.] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
