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so·ror·i·ty

 (sə-rôr′ĭ-tē)
n. pl. so·ror·i·ties
1. A chiefly social organization of women students at a college or university, usually designated by Greek letters.
2. An association or a society of women.
[Medieval Latin sorōritās, from Latin soror, sister; see swesor- in Indo-European roots.]
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sorority

(səˈrɒrɪtɪ)
n, pl -ties
(Education) chiefly US a social club or society for university women
[C16: from Medieval Latin sorōritās, from Latin soror sister]
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so•ror•i•ty

(səˈrɔr ɪ ti, -ˈrɒr-)

n., pl. -ties.
a society of women or girls, esp. in a college.
[1525–35; < Medieval Latin sorōritās < Latin soror sister]
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sorority

a fellowship or association of women, as for a benevolent or charitable purpose or at a college.
See also: Society, Women
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Sorority, Sorory

 a body or group of women united for some common aim, as to promote education, social welfare, or the arts, 1532.
Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.

sorority

An organization of female students at a college or university, primarily for social activities.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.sorority - a social club for female undergraduatessorority - a social club for female undergraduates
gild, guild, social club, society, club, lodge, order - a formal association of people with similar interests; "he joined a golf club"; "they formed a small lunch society"; "men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today"
sister - a female person who is a fellow member of a sorority or labor union or other group; "none of her sisters would betray her"
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sorority

noun
A group of people united in a relationship and having some interest, activity, or purpose in common:
association, club, confederation, congress, federation, fellowship, fraternity, guild, league, order, organization, society, union.
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Translations
sororidad
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sorority

[səˈrɒrɪtɪ] N (US) (Univ) → hermandad f de mujeres
SORORITY/FRATERNITY
Muchas universidades estadounidenses poseen dentro del campus hermandades conocidas como fraternities o frats (de hombres) o sororities (de mujeres). Estas hermandades, a las que sólo se puede ingresar mediante invitación, organizan fiestas, recogen fondos con fines benéficos e intentan hacer que su hermandad sobresalga entre las demás. Suelen tener nombres compuestos de letras del alfabeto griego, como por ejemplo Kappa Kappa Gamma. Existe división de opiniones en cuanto a los beneficios o ventajas de estas hermandades; para los miembros es una buena manera de hacer amigos, pero la mayoría de los estudiantes piensan que son elitistas y discriminatorias. Durante las ceremonias secretas de iniciación, que incluyen varias pruebas físicas y novatadas que se denominan hazing, se ha producido la muerte de varios estudiantes, lo cual ha aumentado la polémica.
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sorority

[sɒˈrɔːrəti] (mainly US) n → association f d'étudiantes
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sorority

n (US Univ) → Studentinnenvereinigung f
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