Phi Be|ta Kap|pa

Phi Be|ta Kap|pa
Phi Be|ta Kap|pa «FY BAY tuh KAP uh, BEE tuh»,
1. an honorary society composed of American college students and graduates in liberal arts and science who have ranked high in scholarship: »

[She] was graduated summa cum laude in 1947 from Barnard College, where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa (New York Times).

2. a member of this society.
[< the initial letters of the Greek phrase ph(ilosophíā) b(íou) k(ybernēs) philosophy the guide of life]

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  • Phi Be·ta Kap·pa — /ˌfaıˌbeıtəˈkæpə/ noun, pl ⋯ pas 1 [noncount] : a special society for students who do excellent academic work at a college or university in the U.S. He belongs to Phi Beta Kappa. He made Phi Beta Kappa his sophomore year. She graduated Phi Beta… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Phi Beta Kappa — Phi Be|ta Kap|pa [ ,faı ,beıtə kæpə ] noun uncount a SOCIETY (=organization) in the U.S. for university and college students who have achieved very high grades a. count a member of Phi Beta Kappa …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Phi Beta Kappa — Phi Be•ta Kap•pa [[t]ˈfaɪ ˈbeɪ tə ˈkæp ə, ˈbi tə[/t]] n. 1) edu a national honor society composed of U.S. college students and graduates of high academic distinction: founded 1776 2) edu a member of Phi Beta Kappa …   From formal English to slang

  • Phi Beta Kappa — Phi Be|ta Kap|pa [ˌfaı ˌbi:tə ˈkæpə US ˌbeıtə ] n [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: From the first letters of its Greek motto philosophia biou kybernetes philosophy the guide of life ] an American society for university and college students who have done …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Phi Beta Kappa — ☆ Phi Beta Kappa [fī΄ bāt΄ə kap′ə ] n. [< the initial letters of the Gr motto philosophia biou kybernētes, philosophy the guide of life] 1. an honorary society of U.S. college students in liberal arts and sciences with high scholastic rank:… …   English World dictionary

  • Phi Kappa Sigma — Infobox Fraternity letters = ΦΚΣ name = Phi Kappa Sigma crest = motto = Stellis Aequus Durando ( Equal to the Stars in Endurance. ) nickname = Phi Kaps, Skulls, or Skullhouse colors = Black and Old Gold symbol = Maltese Cross flower = Yellow… …   Wikipedia

  • Phi Beta Kappa — /fuy bay teuh kap euh, bee teuh/ 1. a national honor society, founded in 1776, whose members are chosen, for lifetime membership, usually from among college undergraduates of high academic distinction. 2. a member of Phi Beta Kappa. * * * Leading …   Universalium

  • phi beta kappa — ˈfī|bā]d.əˈkapə, ]təˈ sometimes bē] noun Usage: usually capitalized P&B&K Etymology: so called from the initials of the society s Greek motto, philosophia biou kybernētēs philosophy the guide of life : a person winning high scholastic distinction …   Useful english dictionary

  • Phi Beta Kappa — [ˌfʌɪ ˌbi:tə kapə] noun (in the US) an honorary society of undergraduates and some graduates, to which members are elected on the basis of high academic achievement. ↘a member of this society. Origin from the initial letters of a Greek motto… …   English new terms dictionary

  • Liste griechischer Phrasen/Phi — Phi Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Φάγε, πίε, εὐφραίνου. 2 φησὶν σιωπῶν …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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