soror

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noun

A sorority sister; a fellow member of one's sorority.

OriginLatin soror →
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Meanings

nounsoror (plural sorors)

plural sorors

  1. colloquialA 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.

Origin

  1. Latinsoror“sister”
  2. Englishsoror

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

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APA

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MLA

“soror.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soror. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “soror,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soror.

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