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- [kuh-lee-juh n, -jee-uh n]
- /kəˈli dʒən, -dʒi ən/
- /kə.ˈliː.dʒən/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kuh-lee-juh n, -jee-uh n]
- /kəˈli dʒən, -dʒi ən/
Definitions of collegian word
- noun collegian a current member of a college; student 3
- noun collegian a college student 3
- noun collegian a student in, or a graduate of, a college. 1
- noun collegian a member of a college. 1
- noun collegian A member of a college, especially within a university. 1
- noun collegian student in higher education 1
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Origin of collegian
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin collēgiānus, equivalent to collēgi(um) college + -ānus -an
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Parts of speech for Collegian
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
collegian popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
collegian usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for collegian
noun collegian
- recipient — a person or thing that receives; receiver: the recipient of a prize.
- doctor — a person licensed to practice medicine, as a physician, surgeon, dentist, or veterinarian.
- product — a thing produced by labor: products of farm and factory; the product of his thought.
- bachelor — A bachelor is a man who has never married.
- master — botmaster
Antonyms for collegian
noun collegian
- undergraduate — a student in a university or college who has not received a first, especially a bachelor's, degree.
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