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
The definition of a sorority is a social club for females, typically at a college or university, where the girls call each other "sisters," and do activities together.
Alpha Phi is an example of a sorority.
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Other Word Forms of Sorority
Noun
Singular:
sorority
Plural:
sororitiesOrigin of Sorority
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From Renaissance Latin sorōritās, from Latin soror (“sister"), from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr.
From Wiktionary
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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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