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pre-collegiate

col·le·giate
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh-lee-jit, -jee-it]
    • /kəˈli dʒɪt, -dʒi ɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh-lee-jit, -jee-it]
    • /kəˈli dʒɪt, -dʒi ɪt/

Definitions of pre-collegiate word

  • adjective pre-collegiate of or relating to a college: collegiate life. 1
  • adjective pre-collegiate of, characteristic of, or intended for college students: collegiate clothes; a collegiate dictionary. 1
  • adjective pre-collegiate of the nature of or constituted as a college. 1
  • noun pre-collegiate (in Canada) collegiate institute. 1
See all 4 definitions of pre-collegiate

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Origin of pre-collegiate

First appearance:

before 1400
One of the 24% oldest English words
First recorded in 1400-50; late Middle English word from Late Latin word collēgiātus. See college, -ate1

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Parts of speech for Pre-collegiate

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Pre-collegiate

pre-collegiate 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.
According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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