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fratboy

/ˈfrætˌbɔɪ/

Meanings
noun
A member of a fraternity in a college or university

Examples :

"The fratboy wore a t-shirt with his fraternity's letters on it. "
person group culture education

Related Words

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his pronoun

/ˈhɪz/ /ˈhɘz/

Honorific alternative letter-case form of his, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context.

"The school principal, a respected figure, announced that his decision was final. "

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of preposition

/ɔv/ /ɒv/ /ə/ /ʌv/

Expressing distance or motion.

"The school is located five miles of the town center. "

Illustration university

university noun

/juːnɪˈvɜːsətiː/ /junɨˈvɝsəti/

Institution of higher education (typically accepting students from the age of about 17 or 18, depending on country, but in some exceptional cases able to take younger students) where subjects are studied and researched in depth and degrees are offered.

"My older sister is attending university to study engineering. "

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college noun

/ˈkɒlɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈkɑlɪd͡ʒ/

A corporate group; a group of colleagues.

"The college of teachers collaborated on a new curriculum for the school. "

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shirt noun

/ʃɜːt/ /ʃɝt/

An article of clothing that is worn on the upper part of the body, and often has sleeves, either long or short, that cover the arms.

"It can take a while to learn how to iron a shirt properly."

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with adverb

/wɪθ/ /wɪð/

Along, together with others, in a group, etc.

"Do you want to come with?"

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letters noun

/ˈlɛtəz/ /ˈlɛtɚz/

A symbol in an alphabet.

"There are twenty-six letters in the English alphabet."

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in noun

/ɪn/ /ən/ /ɘn/

A position of power or influence, or a way to get it.

"His parents got him an in with the company."

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fraternity noun

/frəˈtɜːrnəti/ /frəˈtɝːnəti/

The quality of being brothers or brotherly; brotherhood.

"The close bonds and mutual support within the group showed a strong sense of fraternity. "

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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wore verb

/wɔː/ /wɔɹ/

To carry or have equipped on or about one's body, as an item of clothing, equipment, decoration, etc.

"My sister wore a bright yellow dress to the school party. "

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member noun

/ˈmɛmbə/ /ˈmɛmbɚ/

One who officially belongs to a group.

"Maria is a member of the school's chess club. "