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varsity
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun varsity has 2 senses
- varsity(n = noun.group) Array - a British abbreviation of `university'; usually refers to Oxford University or Cambridge University; Array is a kind of university
- varsity(n = noun.group) first team - a team representing a college or university; Array is a kind of squad, team
CIDE DICTIONARY
varsity, n.
- Colloquial contraction of University. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- the team with the best players of a school or club, being the main representative of the organization in competitive play between schools or organizations. In schools, contrasted with
junior varsity . Also used attributively, as, the varsity football team. [PJC]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
varsity, n. (pl. -ies)
1 Brit. colloq. (esp. with ref. to sports) university.
2 US a university etc. first team in a sport.
1 Brit. colloq. (esp. with ref. to sports) university.
2 US a university etc. first team in a sport.
Etymology
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THESAURUS
varsity
academe, academia, alma mater, cast, college, college of engineering, community college, company, complement, crew, degree-granting institution, eight, eleven, first string, first team, five, four-year college, graduate school, institute of technology, ivied halls, journalism school, junior college, law school, medical school, multiversity, nine, normal, normal school, platoon, postgraduate school, reserves, rowing crew, school of communications, school of education, second string, second team, squad, string, team, third string, two-year college, university, university college
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