VARSITY Definition & Meaning

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varsity

[ vahr-si-tee ]

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noun

plural varsities.

any first-string team, especially in sports, that represents a school, college, university, or the like:
He is on the varsity in tennis and in debating.
Chiefly British Informal. university.

adjective

of or relating to a university or school team, activity, or competition:
a varsity debater.

varsity

/ ˈ��ɑː��ɪ��ɪ /

noun

informal.
university, formerly used esp at the universities of Oxford and Cambridge

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of varsity¹

1840–50; compare versity university, in 17th century; pronunciation probably preserves historical outcome of Middle English ĕ��, as in varmint

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Taft football coach Troy Starr is standing by the goal posts for a junior varsity game and pointing out a freshman receiver named Steve Smith, who’s too young to play on varsity.

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Soph pitcher Keaton Anderson, right, earned 1st varsity win.

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Congratulations @SammyLopes13 on his 100th career varsity base hit against Corona last Saturday 3/1/25.

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Stadlman was a junior varsity basketball player at Temecula Valley High who used to beat everyone in line drills and suicides, indicating speed and endurance.

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He made the junior varsity team and became a starter.

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