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| confrere |
a fellow member of a profession, fraternity, or the like. |
| frat |
(informal) fraternity. |
| fraternal |
of, related to, or constituting a men's association organized for social or philanthropic purposes, such as a college fraternity. [1/2 definitions] |
| Greek |
(informal) a member of a fraternity, sorority, or the like, the name of which is Greek letters. [1/6 definitions] |
| Greek-letter |
of, pertaining to, or designating a society, such as a fraternity or sorority, whose name consists of Greek letters. |
| housemother |
a woman whose occupation is supervising a residence for children or students, esp. a dormitory, fraternity, or sorority. |
| house party |
the entertainment of guests overnight or for several days in a home, vacation residence, fraternity house, or the like. |
| interfraternity |
combined form of fraternity. |
| pledge |
a person newly accepted into and not yet having the full privileges of membership in a private club, fraternity, or the like. [2/10 definitions] |
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