collegiate

[kuh-lee-jit, -jee-it] Example Sentences Origin

col·le·giate

[kuh-lee-jit, -jee-it]
adjective
1.
of or pertaining to a college: collegiate life.
2.
of, characteristic of, or intended for college students: collegiate clothes; a collegiate dictionary.
3.
of the nature of or constituted as a college.
noun
4.

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Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English < Late Latin collēgiātus. See college, -ate1

col·le·giate·ly, adverb
col·le·giate·ness, noun
post·col·le·giate, adjective
pre·col·le·giate, adjective
pro·col·le·giate, adjective
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pseu·do·col·le·giate, adjective
qua·si-col·le·giate, adjective
sub·col·le·giate, adjective
un·col·le·giate, adjective
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collegial, collegiate.
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Example Sentences
  • The all-pervasive collegiate structure of the university powerfully complicates its affairs.
  • And then there's the microwave, the gold standard of collegiate cooking appliances.
  • But everybody wound up discussing the shifting collegiate sports landscape.
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collegiate (kəˈliːdʒɪɪt)
 
adj
1.  Also: collegial of or relating to a college or college students
2.  (of a university) composed of various colleges of equal standing
 
n
3.  (Canadian) short for collegiate institute

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Word Origin & History

collegiate
1514, from L. collegiatus "member of a college or corporation," in M.L., "of or pertaining to a college," from collegium (see college).
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