varsity

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a British abbreviation of `university'; usually refers to Oxford University or Cambridge University
noun a team representing a college or university

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

Malone thought of the Varsity Drag and repressed the thought. — Occasion ... for Disaster, Randall Garrett
The change is almost as great as that from public school to ’Varsity. — Mike, P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse
He was a varsity half-back, a gigantic blond young man in a blue serge suit. — The Real Adventure, Henry Kitchell Webster

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