Sorority Definition

sə-rôrĭ-tē
sororities
noun
A chiefly social organization of women students at a college or university, usually designated by Greek letters.
American Heritage
A group of women or girls joined together by common interests, for fellowship, etc.
Webster's New World
A Greek-letter college organization for women.
Webster's New World

(US) A social organization of female students at a college or university; usually identified by Greek letters.

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Other Word Forms of Sorority

Noun

Singular:
sorority
Plural:
sororities

Origin of Sorority

  • From Renaissance Latin sorōritās, from Latin soror (“sister"), from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr.

    From Wiktionary

  • Medieval Latin sorōritās from Latin soror sister swesor- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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