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Phi Beta Kappa
Phi Beta Kappa definition
☆ Phi· Beta Kappa (fī′ bāt′ə kap′ə)
- an honorary society of U.S. college students in liberal arts and sciences with high scholastic rank: founded 1776
- a member of this society
Etymology: < the initial letters of the Gr motto philosophia biou kybernētes, philosophy the guide of life
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