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collegial

/kəˈliːd͡ʒəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.35 in modern English

Syllables
col-le-gial
IPA
/kəˈliːd͡ʒəl/
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, relating to, or ruled by colleagues.

adj

Ruled by bishops having equal power.

adj

Of or relating to a college or its students; collegiate.

adj

Possessing adherence to the ethos, standards and conduct that govern behavior among colleagues within a given organization or profession.

Etymology

From Middle English collegial, from Middle French collégial.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: collegial, collégial

Inflected Forms

more collegial (comparative) most collegial (superlative)

Derived Forms

collegialism collegiality collegially intercollegial noncollegial semicollegial uncollegial

Frequently Paired Words

colleague collegiate

Synonyms

collegiate

Questions

How do you pronounce collegial?
The recorded pronunciation is /kəˈliːd͡ʒəl/.
What does collegial mean?
Of, relating to, or ruled by colleagues.
Where does collegial come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce collegial

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