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college

col·lege
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kol-ij]
    • /ˈkɒl ɪdʒ/
    • /ˈkɒlɪdʒ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kol-ij]
    • /ˈkɒl ɪdʒ/

Definitions of college word

  • variable noun college A college is an institution where students study after they have left school. 3
  • countable noun college A college is one of the institutions which some British universities are divided into. 3
  • countable noun college At some universities in the United States, colleges are divisions which offer degrees in particular subjects. 3
  • countable noun college College is used in Britain in the names of some secondary schools which charge fees. 3
  • countable noun college A college of a particular kind is an organized group of people who have special duties and powers. 3
  • noun college an institution of higher education; part of a university 3

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Origin of college

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Anglo-French, Middle French < Latin collēgium, equivalent to col- col-1 + lēg-, variant stem of legere to gather + -ium -ium; cf. colleague

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for College

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

college popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% 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".

college usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for college

noun college

  • institute — to set up; establish; organize: to institute a government.
  • university — an institution of learning of the highest level, having a college of liberal arts and a program of graduate studies together with several professional schools, as of theology, law, medicine, and engineering, and authorized to confer both undergraduate and graduate degrees. Continental European universities usually have only graduate or professional schools.
  • organization — the act or process of organizing.
  • association — An association is an official group of people who have the same job, aim, or interest.
  • alma mater — Your alma mater is the school or university which you went to.

adjective college

  • academic — Academic is used to describe things that relate to the work done in schools, colleges, and universities, especially work which involves studying and reasoning rather than practical or technical skills.
  • collegiate — Collegiate means belonging or relating to a college or to college students.
  • scholastic — of or relating to schools, scholars, or education: scholastic attainments.
  • book learning — knowledge gained from books rather than from direct personal experience
  • intramural — involving only students at the same school or college: intramural athletics.

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