PHI BETA KAPPA


Meaning of PHI BETA KAPPA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌfī-ˌbā-tə-ˈka-pə ]

noun

Etymology: Phi Beta Kappa ( Society ), from phi + beta + kappa, initials of the society's Greek motto philosophia biou kybernētēs philosophy the guide of life

Date: 1912

: a person winning high scholastic distinction in an American college or university and being elected to membership in a national honor society founded in 1776

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.