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intervarsity

5.2

Happening between universities, often as competitions or events

adjective
/ˌɪntərˈvɑːrsɪti/

: interuniversitario

The annual intervarsity sports competition attracts teams from across the country.

Examples

She was proud to represent her school at the intervarsity quiz championship.
The intervarsity debate competition was held last weekend.
Many students look forward to the excitement of intervarsity events each year.
She participated in an intervarsity sports event this year.
The annual intervarsity sports competition attracts teams from across the country.
She was proud to represent her school at the intervarsity quiz championship.
Many students look forward to the excitement of intervarsity events each year.

Synonyms

intercollegiate

vsintervarsity

4 6.5

Happening between colleges or universities, often in sports competitions

is restricted to universities rather than colleges or broader institutions

intermural

vsintervarsity

8.2

Happening between several schools or colleges for competitions

is limited to universities rather than any other institutions

Surface Forms

intervarsity positive

Morphology

intervarsity = varsity (transparent) = inter + varsity

Formed by the productive prefix 'inter-' meaning 'between' plus the lexicalized noun 'varsity', so the sense 'between universities' is directly inferable.

Etymology

The word intervarsity comes from inter and varsity. The prefix inter means 'between' and varsity is a short form of 'university', as in 'varsity team'. So intervarsity describes events or competitions that happen 'between' different universities.