varsity, first team
(noun) a team representing a college or university
varsity
(noun) a British abbreviation of ‘university’; usually refers to Oxford University or Cambridge University
Source: WordNet® 3.1
varsity (countable and uncountable, plural varsities)
(often, attributive) university
(sports, United States) The principal sports team representing an institution (usually a high school, college, or university.)
• Used attributively in the UK to describe a sports team representing a university or college, or a match involving such a team (in normal usage only applying to one of the older universities, and considered somewhat dated even then).
• Used attributively in the U.S. and Canada to describe a sports team made up of older high school or college students (generally the 3rd and 4th years of a 4-year program), as contrasted with the junior varsity team made up of 1st- and 2nd-year students.
Source: Wiktionary
Var"si*ty, n.
Definition: Colloq. contr. of University.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 February 2025
(noun) (astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun)
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
