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co⋅ed

[koh-ed, -ed]
–noun
1. a female student in a coeducational institution, esp. in a college or university.
–adjective
2. coeducational (def. 1).
3. of, pertaining to, or being a coed or coeds: coed fads.
4. for or serving both men and women alike.
Also, co-ed.


Origin:
1885–90, Americanism; short for coeducational student
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co·ed or co-ed   (kō'ěd')   
n.  A woman who attends a coeducational college or university.
adj.  
  1. Of or relating to an education system in which both men and women attend the same institution or classes; coeducational: a coed university.

  2. Open to both sexes: a coed dorm; a coed pool.


[Short for coeducational.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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