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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

collegium

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.29 in modern English

Syllables
col-legium
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A committee or council.

noun

A government department or ministry.

noun

Any of several legal associations.

Etymology

From Latin collēgium. Doublet of college.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

collegia (plural) collegiums (plural)

Derived Forms

intercollegium

Phrases

collegiate church

Frequently Paired Words

college collegiate church soviet

Questions

What does collegium mean?
A committee or council.
Where does collegium come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce collegium

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