varsity
noun/ˈvɑː.sɪ.ti/UK/ˈvɑɹ.sɪ.ti/US
Etymology
First attested in the mid 17th century. Clipping of univarsity, reflecting an archaic pronunciation of university.
Definitions
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.
The principal sports team representing an institution (usually a high school, college, or…
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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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA