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col⋅league
[kol-eeg] 
–noun
| an associate. |
Origin:
1515–25; < MF collegue < L collēga, equiv. to col- col- 1 + -lēga, deriv. of legere to choose, gather
1515–25; < MF collegue < L collēga, equiv. to col- col- 1 + -lēga, deriv. of legere to choose, gather
Related forms:
col⋅league⋅ship, noun
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| col·league (kŏl'ēg') n. A fellow member of a profession, staff, or academic faculty; an associate. See Synonyms at partner. [French collègue, from Latin collēga : com-, com- + lēgāre, to depute; see leg- in Indo-European roots.] col'league·ship' n. |
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