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klahs
-
]
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class·mate
/
ˈklæsˌmeɪt
,
ˈklɑs-
/
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[
klas
-meyt
,
klahs
-
]
Show IPA
noun
a member of the same
class
at a school or college.
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Origin:
1705–15,
Americanism
;
class
+
mate
1
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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classmate
(ˈklɑːsˌmeɪt)
—
n
a friend or contemporary of the same class in a school, college, etc
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
classmate
1713, from
class
+
mate
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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