"final club" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: final clubs [plural]
Etymology: Harvard used to have a variety of clubs for freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors, with students of different years being in different clubs, and the "final clubs" were so named because they were the last social club a person could join before graduation. Head templates: {{en-noun}} final club (plural final clubs)
  1. An undergraduate social club at Harvard College. Wikipedia link: final club
    Sense id: en-final_club-en-noun-~7aTrFq0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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