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fraternity
noun (GROUP) /frəˈtɜː.nə.ti/
/-ˈtɝː.nə.t̬i/ Definition
› [C, + sing/pl verb] a group of people who have the same job or interest: the legal fraternity (= lawyers) the criminal fraternity (= criminals) The racing world is a pretty close-knit fraternity.Groups of people › [C, + sing/pl verb] US (informal frat) a social organization for male students at an American or Canadian college → Compare sororityUniversity and college education
(Definition of fraternity noun (GROUP) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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