"Greek-letter" meaning in English

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        {
          "ref": "1900, The Scroll of Phi Delta Theta, volume 24, page 29:",
          "text": "Concerning the oldest Greek-letter society the author says: American Greek-letter college secret societies began with the formation of ΦΒΚ at the College of William and Mary...",
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        {
          "ref": "1917, The Deke Quarterly, volume 35, page 16:",
          "text": "One of the most unique and impressive events in Greek-Letter life was the launching of the ΔΚΕ Club of New York City...",
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          "ref": "1925, Oscar W. Firkins, Cyrus Northrop: A Memoir, page 79:",
          "text": "As Linonia drew its members from all classes, and the Greek-letter society from only one, no single Greek-letter society could control a majority of the Linonians.",
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          "ref": "1964, The Cross & Crescent, Vol. 51, Iss. 1, p. 12",
          "text": "The new home , the first Greek-letter house to be completed on the new fraternity-sorority row, certainly is one of the finest at the university."
        },
        {
          "ref": "2015 March 15, Matthew W[indust] Hughey, “The University of Oklahoma Video, and the Problem Fraternities Can’t Fix Themselves”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-06-16:",
          "text": "The history of fraternal organizations is one of exclusion. In the first part of the 19th century, the early days of fraternities in the United States, Greek-letter organizations mirrored student bodies — white, male, Christian children of privilege.",
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          "ref": "2020 July 19, Rebecca Tan, “Black fraternities and sororities gather under searing heat on BLM Plaza”, in The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-08-23:",
          "text": "Organizers said they wanted the event to serve as an acknowledgment and, more importantly, a reminder of the origins of African American Greek-letter organizations, many of which were founded to resist racism in the early 20th century.",
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        "Of or relating to a fraternity, sorority, or honor society."
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      "id": "en-Greek-letter-en-adj-5Mr2GS30",
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          "fraternity",
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        [
          "sorority",
          "sorority"
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          "honor society",
          "honor society"
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        "(US) Of or relating to a fraternity, sorority, or honor society."
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          "word": "Greek letter"
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  "word": "Greek-letter"
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          "ref": "1900, The Scroll of Phi Delta Theta, volume 24, page 29:",
          "text": "Concerning the oldest Greek-letter society the author says: American Greek-letter college secret societies began with the formation of ΦΒΚ at the College of William and Mary...",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1917, The Deke Quarterly, volume 35, page 16:",
          "text": "One of the most unique and impressive events in Greek-Letter life was the launching of the ΔΚΕ Club of New York City...",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "1925, Oscar W. Firkins, Cyrus Northrop: A Memoir, page 79:",
          "text": "As Linonia drew its members from all classes, and the Greek-letter society from only one, no single Greek-letter society could control a majority of the Linonians.",
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        },
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          "ref": "1964, The Cross & Crescent, Vol. 51, Iss. 1, p. 12",
          "text": "The new home , the first Greek-letter house to be completed on the new fraternity-sorority row, certainly is one of the finest at the university."
        },
        {
          "ref": "2015 March 15, Matthew W[indust] Hughey, “The University of Oklahoma Video, and the Problem Fraternities Can’t Fix Themselves”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-06-16:",
          "text": "The history of fraternal organizations is one of exclusion. In the first part of the 19th century, the early days of fraternities in the United States, Greek-letter organizations mirrored student bodies — white, male, Christian children of privilege.",
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          "text": "Organizers said they wanted the event to serve as an acknowledgment and, more importantly, a reminder of the origins of African American Greek-letter organizations, many of which were founded to resist racism in the early 20th century.",
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  "word": "Greek-letter"
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