college
//ˈkɒl.ɪdʒ//
Forms
- Plural
- colleges
Definitions
1.An academic institution.
- All the courses here at the college.
- These should be his college years, but he joined the Army.
2.A group of people sharing common purposes or goals, especially ecclesiastics or professionals; a corporate group; a group of colleagues.
- The Salii were not limited to Rome; similar colleges of dancing priests are known to have existed in many towns of ancient Italy.
3.An electoral college.
Frequency
Overall
Very common· #435
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Uncommon
- General reading & writing
- Very common
- Academic
- Common
- Literature
- Uncommon
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm
Proto-Italic *kom
Proto-Italic *kom-
Latin con-
Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-der.?
Proto-Indo-European *legʰ-der.?
Proto-Italic *lēks
Latin lēx
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti