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fraternity

fra·ter·nity

UK/fɹəˈtɜːnɪti/ US/fɹəˈtɜɹnəti/ fairly common us

noun

1.

a social club for male undergraduates

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2.

people engaged in a particular occupation

  • “the medical fraternity”
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Origin

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

Phrases

  • fraternity house

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