varsity

nomattesté dans les dialogues

Royaume-Uni//ˈvɑː.sɪ.ti//
États-Unis//ˈvɑɹ.sɪ.ti//
États-Unis/[ˈvɑɹsɪɾi]/

University.

nom

1
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.
2
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?

Étymologie

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

Formes

pluriel: varsities

variation · The act of varying; a partial change in the form, position,…variety · A deviation or difference.various · More than one (of an indeterminate set of things).

varsity · University.

vary · To change with time or a similar parameter.vase · An upright open container used mainly for displaying fresh,…VASE · an exon of NCAM; it is thought to correlate with an…

Les pages voisines — L'ordre alphabétique suit les règles de la langue, pas la valeur des octets : un accent ne départage que deux mots par ailleurs identiques, et l'espagnol range le Ñ comme une lettre à part entière.