Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

classical college

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.22 in modern English

Syllables
clas-si-cal -col-lege
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An educational institution in Quebec providing postsecondary education leading to baccalauréat ès arts degrees, that existed from the 17th century until the Quiet Revolution of the 1960s.

Etymology

Calque of French collège classique.

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does classical college mean?
An educational institution in Quebec providing postsecondary education leading to baccalauréat ès arts degrees, that existed from the 17th century until the Quiet Revolution of the 1960s.
Where does classical college come from?
Calque of French collège classique.

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