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colleagues

col·league
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kol-eeg]
    • /ˈkɒl ig/
    • /ˈkɒl.iːɡ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kol-eeg]
    • /ˈkɒl ig/

Definitions of colleagues word

  • noun colleagues an associate. 1
  • noun colleagues Plural form of colleague. 1
  • noun colleagues plural of colleague. 0

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Origin of colleagues

First appearance:

before 1515
One of the 27% oldest English words
1515-25; < Middle French collegue < Latin collēga, equivalent to col- col-1 + -lēga, derivative of legere to choose, gather

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Colleagues

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

colleagues popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

colleagues usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for colleagues

noun colleagues

  • membership — the state of being a member, as of a society or club.
  • peer group — a group of people, usually of similar age, background, and social status, with whom a person associates and who are likely to influence the person's beliefs and behavior.
  • age group — An age group is the people in a place or organization who were born during a particular period of time, for example all the people aged between 18 and 25.

Antonyms for colleagues

noun colleagues

  • foes — a person who feels enmity, hatred, or malice toward another; enemy: a bitter foe.
  • antagonists — Plural form of antagonist.
  • detractors — to take away a part, as from quality, value, or reputation (usually followed by from).

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