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honor society

hon·or so·ci·e·ty
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [on-er suh-sahy-i-tee]
    • /ˈɒn ər səˈsaɪ ɪ ti/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [on-er suh-sahy-i-tee]
    • /ˈɒn ər səˈsaɪ ɪ ti/

Definitions of honor society words

  • noun honor society (in a college, university, or secondary school) a student society that admits members on the basis of academic merit and, sometimes, worthwhile contributions in extracurricular activities. 1
  • noun honor society a society that high-achieving students are invited to join 0
  • noun honor society a college or high-school organization for students of high academic achievement 0
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Origin of honor society

First appearance:

before 1925
One of the 11% newest English words
First recorded in 1925-30

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Parts of speech for Honor society

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Honor society

honor society popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

honor society usage trend in Literature

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