"fraternity" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /fɹəˈtɜː(ɹ)nəti/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fraternity.wav Forms: fraternities [plural]
Etymology: PIE word *bʰréh₂tēr From Middle English fraternite, borrowed from Old French fraternité, from Latin frāternitās, ultimately from frāter (“brother”). Etymology templates: {{PIE word|en|bʰréh₂tēr}} PIE word *bʰréh₂tēr, {{inh|en|enm|fraternite}} Middle English fraternite, {{der|en|fro|fraternité}} Old French fraternité, {{der|en|la|frāternitās}} Latin frāternitās Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} fraternity (countable and uncountable, plural fraternities)
  1. The quality of being brothers or brotherly; brotherhood. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Collectives Translations (the quality of being brothers): أُخُوَّة (ʔuḵuwwa) (Arabic), եղբայրություն (eġbayrutʻyun) (Armenian), братство (bratstvo) (Bulgarian), germanor [feminine] (Catalan), fraternitat [feminine] (Catalan), frateco (Esperanto), veljeys (Finnish), irmandade [feminine] (Galician), Bruderschaft [feminine] (German), ພາລາດອນພາບ (phā lā dǭn phāp) (Lao), братство (bratstvo) [neuter] (Macedonian), സാഹോദര്യം (sāhōdaryaṁ) (Malayalam), braterstwo [neuter] (Polish), fraternia (Polish), fraternidade [feminine] (Portuguese), irmandade [feminine] (Portuguese), fraternitate [feminine] (Romanian), frăție [feminine] (Romanian), бра́тство (brátstvo) [neuter] (Russian), bràtstvo [neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), hermandad (Spanish), ภราดรภาพ (Thai), kardeşlik (Turkish)
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  2. A group of people associated for a common purpose. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Collectives Translations (group of people associated for a common purpose): broederskap (Afrikaans), համայնք (hamaynkʻ) (Armenian), братство (bratstvo) [neuter] (Bulgarian), spolek [masculine] (Czech), frataro (Esperanto), veljeskunta (Finnish), fraternité [feminine] (French), irmandade [feminine] (Galician), Gemeinschaft [feminine] (German), Vereinigung [feminine] (German), αδελφότητα (adelfótita) [feminine] (Greek), fratellanza (Italian), ພາລາດອນພາບ (phā lā dǭn phāp) (Lao), братство (bratstvo) [neuter] (Macedonian), bractwo (Polish), irmandade (Portuguese), fraternitate [feminine] (Romanian), бра́тство (brátstvo) [neuter] (Russian), bràtstvo [neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), fraternidad [feminine] (Spanish), confraternidad [feminine] (Spanish), autaeaʻeraʻa (Tahitian), ภราดรภาพ (Thai), dernek (Turkish), cemiyet (Turkish), kardeşlik (Turkish), birlik (Turkish)
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  3. (US, Philippines) A social organization of male students at a college or university; usually identified by Greek letters. Tags: Philippines, US, countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Collectives, Culture Translations (social organization of male students): أَخَوِيَّة (ʔaḵawiyya) (Arabic), студентско сдружение (studentsko sdruženie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), frataro (Esperanto), Verbindung [feminine] (German), Burschenschaft [feminine] (German), korporacja [feminine] (Polish), erkek öğrenci birliği (Turkish)
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: brotherhood, community Related terms: fraternal, fraternise, fraternize, fratricide, fraternity house, sorority

Inflected forms

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    },
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      },
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      "args": {
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        "3": "fraternité"
      },
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      },
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    }
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      ]
    }
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    {
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    },
    {
      "word": "fraternize"
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      "word": "fratricide"
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      "word": "fraternity house"
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      "word": "sorority"
    }
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          "brotherly"
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          "ref": "1611, Thomas Coryate, Coryat's Crudities hastily gobbled up in Five Months Travels in France, Italy, &c:",
          "text": "Having now so amply declared unto thee most of the principal things of this thrice-renowned and illustrious city, I will briefly by way of an epitome mention most of the other particulars thereof, and so finally shut up this narration: there are reported to be in Venice and the circumjacent islands two hundred churches in which are one hundred forth-three pairs of organs, fifty-four monasteries, twenty-six nunneries, fifty-six tribunals or places of judgment, seventeen hospitals, six companies or fraternities, whereof I have before spoken; one hundred and sixty-five marble statues of worthy personages, partly equestrial, partly pedestrial, which are erected in sundry places of the city, to the honour of those that either at home have prudently administered the commonweal, or abroad valiantly fought for the same.",
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          "ref": "1976 December 11, Linda Curtis, quotee, “Feminists Challenge 'Health Monopoly'”, in Gay Community News, volume 4, number 24, page 3:",
          "text": "The decision of Judge Stafford [to dismiss the case] represents an exhibition of raw power wielded by the well-organized fraternities of the medical profession against consumer groups working in the interest of women's health care.",
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        }
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        "A group of people associated for a common purpose."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "associated",
          "associated"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
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      "categories": [
        "American English",
        "Philippine English"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A social organization of male students at a college or university; usually identified by Greek letters."
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          "Greek"
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        "(US, Philippines) A social organization of male students at a college or university; usually identified by Greek letters."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Philippines",
        "US",
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/fɹəˈtɜː(ɹ)nəti/"
    },
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    {
      "word": "brotherhood"
    },
    {
      "word": "community"
    }
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    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ʔuḵuwwa",
      "sense": "the quality of being brothers",
      "word": "أُخُوَّة"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "eġbayrutʻyun",
      "sense": "the quality of being brothers",
      "word": "եղբայրություն"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "bratstvo",
      "sense": "the quality of being brothers",
      "word": "братство"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "the quality of being brothers",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "germanor"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "the quality of being brothers",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "fraternitat"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "the quality of being brothers",
      "word": "frateco"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "the quality of being brothers",
      "word": "veljeys"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "the quality of being brothers",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "irmandade"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "the quality of being brothers",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Bruderschaft"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "phā lā dǭn phāp",
      "sense": "the quality of being brothers",
      "word": "ພາລາດອນພາບ"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "bratstvo",
      "sense": "the quality of being brothers",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "братство"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "sāhōdaryaṁ",
      "sense": "the quality of being brothers",
      "word": "സാഹോദര്യം"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "the quality of being brothers",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "braterstwo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "the quality of being brothers",
      "word": "fraternia"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "the quality of being brothers",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "fraternidade"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "the quality of being brothers",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "irmandade"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "the quality of being brothers",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "fraternitate"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "the quality of being brothers",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "frăție"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "brátstvo",
      "sense": "the quality of being brothers",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "бра́тство"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "the quality of being brothers",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "bràtstvo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "the quality of being brothers",
      "word": "hermandad"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "the quality of being brothers",
      "word": "ภราดรภาพ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "the quality of being brothers",
      "word": "kardeşlik"
    },
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "group of people associated for a common purpose",
      "word": "broederskap"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "hamaynkʻ",
      "sense": "group of people associated for a common purpose",
      "word": "համայնք"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "bratstvo",
      "sense": "group of people associated for a common purpose",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "братство"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "group of people associated for a common purpose",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "spolek"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "group of people associated for a common purpose",
      "word": "frataro"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "group of people associated for a common purpose",
      "word": "veljeskunta"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "group of people associated for a common purpose",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "fraternité"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "group of people associated for a common purpose",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "irmandade"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "group of people associated for a common purpose",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Gemeinschaft"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "group of people associated for a common purpose",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Vereinigung"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "adelfótita",
      "sense": "group of people associated for a common purpose",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "αδελφότητα"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "group of people associated for a common purpose",
      "word": "fratellanza"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "phā lā dǭn phāp",
      "sense": "group of people associated for a common purpose",
      "word": "ພາລາດອນພາບ"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "bratstvo",
      "sense": "group of people associated for a common purpose",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "братство"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "group of people associated for a common purpose",
      "word": "bractwo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "group of people associated for a common purpose",
      "word": "irmandade"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "group of people associated for a common purpose",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "fraternitate"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "brátstvo",
      "sense": "group of people associated for a common purpose",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "бра́тство"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "group of people associated for a common purpose",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "bràtstvo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "group of people associated for a common purpose",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "fraternidad"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "group of people associated for a common purpose",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "confraternidad"
    },
    {
      "code": "ty",
      "lang": "Tahitian",
      "sense": "group of people associated for a common purpose",
      "word": "autaeaʻeraʻa"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "group of people associated for a common purpose",
      "word": "ภราดรภาพ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "group of people associated for a common purpose",
      "word": "dernek"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "group of people associated for a common purpose",
      "word": "cemiyet"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "group of people associated for a common purpose",
      "word": "kardeşlik"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "group of people associated for a common purpose",
      "word": "birlik"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ʔaḵawiyya",
      "sense": "social organization of male students",
      "word": "أَخَوِيَّة"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "studentsko sdruženie",
      "sense": "social organization of male students",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "студентско сдружение"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "social organization of male students",
      "word": "frataro"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "social organization of male students",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Verbindung"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "social organization of male students",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Burschenschaft"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "social organization of male students",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "korporacja"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "social organization of male students",
      "word": "erkek öğrenci birliği"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "fraternity"
  ],
  "word": "fraternity"
}

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