The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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Or to be a member of one of the various fraternities, sororities and honor societies whose names feature an “Omicron” — maybe more so if there’s also a “Delta” in there.
From New York Times ● Dec. 15, 2021
Twenty years after Lee’s death and 25 years after Appomattox, veterans were beginning to die in growing numbers and Confederate honor societies were springing up to memorialize them.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 22, 2017
At a 3.78, I'm barely holding on to memberships in honor societies and stakes in merit-based scholarships.
From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2013
The district, which cut a total of $18.3 million last year, also plans to bring back middle school sports, after-school bus service and stipends for advisers to clubs and honor societies.
From New York Times ● Apr. 25, 2011
He was a member of Alpha Zeta Sigma Xi, and Gamma Sigma Delta honor societies and was a life-long member of the Evangelical church, which has since merged with the United Brethren church.
From Northern Nut Growers Association Incorporated 39th Annual Report at Norris, Tenn. September 13-15 1948 by Northern Nut Growers Association
