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college

/ˈkɑ.lɪdʒ/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.27 in modern English

Syllables
col-lege
IPA
/ˈkɑ.lɪdʒ/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An academic institution.

noun

An academic institution.

American usage

noun

An academic institution.

noun

An academic institution.

Canadian usage

noun

An academic institution.

British usage

noun

An academic institution.

British usage

noun

An academic institution.

British usage

noun

An academic institution.

Australian usage; New Zealand usage; British usage

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *lḗǵs? Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *lḗgʰs? Proto-Italic *lēks Latin lēx Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin lēgō Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin collēga Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin collēgiumbor. Old French college Middle French collegebor. Middle English college English college From Middle English college, from Middle French college, from Old French college, from Latin collēgium. Doublet of collegium.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: college, collēgium

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈkɑ.lɪdʒ/
  • British English: /ˈkɒl.ɪdʒ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

colleges (plural) colledg (alternative, obsolete) colledge (alternative, obsolete)

Derived Forms

anticollege collegebound collegeboy colleged collegegoer collegeless collegelike collegemate colleger collegewide collegey intercollege

Phrases

Benedict College Bene't College Buckingham College city technology college classical college clown college college-age college-aged

Frequently Paired Words

collegiate collegiate church collegium old college try university guild gild confraternity

Synonyms

society association academy department faculty school

Rhymes With

acknowledge colledge knowledge

Questions

How do you pronounce college?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɑ.lɪdʒ/.
What does college mean?
An academic institution.
Where does college come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce college

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