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soror

soror noun: a sorority sister; a fellow member of one's sorority.

Noun

soror (plural sorors)

  1. (colloquial) A sorority sister; a fellow member of one's sorority.
    • Gathering your fraters and sorors / If you were a member of a fraternity or sorority in college, gather your old fraters (brothers) and sorors (sisters) for a reunion.2002, Cheryl Fall, Family Reunion Planning Kit for Dummies, Wiley Publishing, Inc.

Forms of soror

pluralsorors

Origin of soror

PIE word *swésōr Shortening; also from Latin soror (“sister”), akin to frater from Latin frāter (“brother”). Doublet of sister.

Questions about soror

What does soror mean?
Soror means a sorority sister; a fellow member of one's sorority.
What part of speech is soror?
Soror is a noun.
What is the plural of soror?
The plural of soror is sorors.

Words near soror in the dictionary

  1. Sorong
  2. sorophore
  3. sorophores
  4. Soroptimist
  5. Soroptimists
  6. soror
  7. sororal
  8. sororal nephew
  9. sororal nephews
  10. sororal niece
  11. sororal nieces

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