fraternity

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English fraternite, borrowed from Old French fraternité, from Latin frāternitās, ultimately from frāter (“brother”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /fɹəˈtɜːnɪti/ (General American) IPA(key): /fɹəˈtɜɹnəti/, [-ɾi] Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)nɪti Hyphenation: fra‧tern‧i‧ty === Noun === fraternity (countable and uncountable, plural fraternities) The quality of being brothers or brotherly; brotherhood. A group of people associated for a common purpose. (US, Philippines) A social organization of male students at a college or university; usually identified by Greek letters. ==== Synonyms ==== brotherhood community ==== Antonyms ==== disfavor ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== fraternal fraternise, fraternize fratricide fraternity house sorority ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== sorority