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How to pronounce fraternity in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms frat
Type of order, social club, society, club, gild, guild, lodge
Derivation fraternal
Type Words
Synonyms brotherhood, sodality
Type of stratum, class, social class, socio-economic class
Derivation fraternise, fraternize


the medical fraternity.

Examples of fraternity

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In the small state revenue forecasting fraternity, misery has plenty of company.
From the thenewstribune.com
College basketball has a royal class, an exclusive fraternity of elite programs.
From the online.wsj.com
The surfing fraternity, for instance, has done much to encourage water clean-up.
From the guardian.co.uk
In 1936, Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity purchased the home to use as its residence.
From the stltoday.com
It's something out of a fraternity-gone-wild comedy, except that it isn't funny.
From the fresnobee.com
Soon, though, other Masons felt that the Mormons were dominating the fraternity.
From the sltrib.com
Phi Beta Lambda is the national academic fraternity for business and leadership.
From the newsobserver.com
Let us pray for the whole world, that there may be a great spirit of fraternity.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
The men who professionally put on the red suit are part of a special fraternity.
From the cnn.com
More examples
  • A social club for male undergraduates
  • Brotherhood: people engaged in a particular occupation; "the medical fraternity"
  • A fraternity (Latin frater : "brother") is a brotherhood, though the term usually connotes a distinct or formal organization and a secret society.
  • Fraternity were an Australian rock band active in the early 1970s. They are notable mainly for their lead vocalist Bon Scott who was later to join AC/DC; and Jimmy Barnes, Scott's replacement, who went on to join Cold Chisel and have a very successful solo career.
  • The Fraternity (also known as The Circle) is a film about a circle of friends that create their own little elite club, while at the elite Runcie High School, and cheat on an exam. ...
  • The quality of being brothers; brotherhood; A group of people associated for a common purpose; A social organization of male students at a college or university; usually identified by Greek letters
  • (Fraternities) and sororities invite fellow students (often referred to as "rushees" or "potential new members") to attend events at the house (or on-campus) and meet the current members of the organization.
  • A social organization of men, sometimes living together in a large house, each with different rules, regulations, and objectives. Some fraternities are purely social; others are professional organizations or academic honorary organizations
  • A social or honorary club of male students. Members often live in a fraternity house.