varsity

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Pronunciation

/ˈvɑː.sɪ.ti/

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/ˈvɑː.sɪ.ti/ · /ˈvɑɹ.sɪ.ti/(US) · [ˈvɑɹsɪɾi](US)

Definition of varsity

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

(attributive, countable, often, uncountable)university

“[…] and then to lyrically proclaim that, not only was it a way they had in the Varsity to drive dull care away, but that the same practice was also pursued in the army and navy for the attainment of a similar end.”

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noun

(attributive, countable, often, uncountable)university

“[…] and then to lyrically proclaim that, not only was it a way they had in the Varsity to drive dull care away, but that the same practice was also pursued in the army and navy for the attainment of a similar end.”
(US, countable, uncountable)The principal sports team representing an institution (usually a high school, college, or university.)

“There were sixteen of them in all, for the most part upper classmen who had failed to make the varsity the year before, with a sprinkling of sophomores and two freshmen.”
“A small Pennsylvania university has only one varsity program: e-sports. Is this the future of college athletics?”

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First attested in the mid 17th century. Clipping of univarsity, reflecting an archaic pronunciation of university.

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