varsity

CEFRB2

/ˈvɑː.sɪ.ti/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A university or school sports team representing the institution.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The principal sports team representing an institution (usually a high school, college, or university.)

Examples

  • He is on the varsity in tennis and in debating.

  • Tom coaches varsity baseball.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3

Also pronounced

  • [ˈvɑɹsɪɾi]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. university

More examples

In context

  • 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.

  • […] 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.

  • A small Pennsylvania university has only one varsity program: e-sports. Is this the future of college athletics?

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

After tryouts, he made the university's blank basketball team, the highest competitive level.

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Origin

noun

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