"frat" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /fɹæt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-frat.wav Forms: frats [plural]
Rhymes: -æt Etymology: Apocopic form of fraternity. Etymology templates: {{apocopic form|en|fraternity}} Apocopic form of fraternity Head templates: {{en-noun}} frat (plural frats)
  1. Shortened form of fraternity, college organization. (Often used as a noun modifier.) Categories (topical): People Derived forms: frat boy, frat brother, frat house, frat lit, frat rat, fratter, srat Related terms: fraternal, fraternity Translations (shortened form for fraternity): oppilaskunta (Finnish), confraternita [feminine] (Italian), confratello [masculine] (Italian)

Inflected forms

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