collegian

[kuh-lee-juhn, -jee-uhn] Origin

col·le·gian

[kuh-lee-juhn, -jee-uhn]
noun
1.
a student in, or a graduate of, a college.
2.
a member of a college.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin collēgiānus, equivalent to collēgi(um) college + -ānus -an

post·col·le·gian, noun
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source Link To collegian

00:10

00:09

00:08

00:07

00:06

00:05

00:04

00:03

00:02

00:01

Collegian is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
Collins
World English Dictionary
collegian (kəˈliːdʒɪən)
 
n
a current member of a college; student

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Etymonline
Word Origin & History

collegian
1462, from college.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT