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intervarsity en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English varsity English intervarsity From inter- + varsity.

Meanings

1. (UK, not-comparable) taking place between universities
   • Yet, while its Lillie Bridge ground staged the inter-varsity match and the national amateur championships ... 2004, Mike Huggins, The Victorians and sport:
   • The fencers lunged and parried their way to a Western Canadian Intervarsity Athletic Union championship. 2006, James M. Pitsula, As one who serves: the making of the University of Regina:
   • This intervarsity meet was held in the South China Athletic Association's new Caroline Hill Stadium ... 2006, S. F. Lam, Julian W. Chang, The quest for gold: fifty years of amateur sports in Hong Kong:
   • Oxford stands for intra-varsity in addition to intervarsity sport. 1914 (Apr), L. C. Hull, "Athletics at Oxford: The New Rules", The American Oxonian 1(1): 23

intervarsity en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English varsity English intervarsity From inter- + varsity.

Meanings

1. A competition taking place between universities.
   • As a player Craven took part in seven Intervarsities with remarkable success[…]Asked which Intervarsities were special, he said they were all special. 1994, Paul Dobson, Doc: The Life of Danie Craven, pages 76–77:
   • I responded by saying that the intervarsity was a student affair and had to be taken up with the students. 2000, Stuart Saunders, Vice-chancellor on a tightrope:
   • Much the same could be said for the annual intervarsities between the universities of Cape Town and Stellenbosch 2005, Saul Dubow, Alan Jeeves, South Africa's 1940s: worlds of possibilities:

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