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collegian
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Collegian
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col·le·gian
/
kəˈli
dʒən, -dʒi
ən
/
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[
k
uh
-
lee
-j
uh
n, -jee-
uh
n
]
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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
Related forms
post·col·le·gian,
noun
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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
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
collegian
1462, from
college
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
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collegian
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