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sorority

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: College, Women
so·ror·i·ty /səˈrɒrəti $ səˈrɔː-/ noun (plural sororities) [countable]  SECSSWa club for women students at some American colleges and universities 〔美国大学的〕女生联谊会 fraternity
Examples from the Corpus
sororityCan schools prohibit students from belonging to fraternities, sororities, and other undemocratic organizations?We were supposed to have a couple of sororities too, but there was a communication problem.Students are rushing to food lines or dormitories or sororities, running for elevators or taking stairs two at a time.The abolition of the sororities evidently did not take place without a great deal of resistance.And to be company for him in his old age among this sorority of Slavonic women he seemed to be siring.Did Bill Clinton wallow in the mud with a group of Tucson sorority girls?
Origin sorority (1500-1600) Medieval Latin sororitas, from Latin soror sister
so·ror·i·ty nounChineseSyllable
American universities Corpus a and women some at students club for colleges


sorority
sorority /səˈrɒrəti, səˈrɒrɪti $ səˈrɔː-/ noun (plural sororities) [countable]
 Date: 1500-1600
 Language: Medieval Latin
 Origin: sororitas, from Latin soror 'sister'
a club for women students at some American colleges and universities ⇨ fraternity


sor·or·ityBrE /səˈrɒrəti/ 🔊NAmE /ˈrɔːrəti/ 🔊, /ˈrɑːrəti/ 🔊 noun (
plural
sor·or·ities
)
(NAmE)
a club for a group of women students at an American college or university (美国大学里的)女生联谊会   compare fraternity (2)