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■ noun ( plural sororities ) N. Amer. a society for female students in a university or college.
Origin
C16: from med. L. sororitas , or from L. soror 'sister' (on the pattern of fraternity ).
[ sə'rɒrɪti ]
■ noun ( plural sororities ) N. Amer. a society for female students in a university or college.
Origin
C16: from med. L. sororitas , or from L. soror 'sister' (on the pattern of fraternity ).
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004