college
- college
col•lege
[[t]ˈkɒl ɪdʒ[/t]]
n.
1) edu an institution of higher learning that provides a general education in the liberal arts and sciences and grants a bachelor's degree
Compare university
2) edu a constituent unit of a university offering instruction in a particular field of study
3) edu an institution for vocational, technical, or professional instruction:
a business college[/ex]
4) edu an endowed, self-governing association of scholars incorporated within a university, as at Oxford and Cambridge in England
5) edu the building or buildings occupied by an institution of higher education
6) edu the administrators, faculty, and students of a college
7) edu Brit. a private secondary school
8) gov an organized association of persons having certain powers and rights, and performing certain duties or engaged in a particular pursuit:
the electoral college[/ex]
9) a company; assemblage
10) rel a body of clerics living in a funded institution
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Etymology:
1350–1400; ME < AF, MF < L collēgium society; cf. colleague
From formal English to slang.
2014.
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College — • The word college, from the Latin collegium, originally signified a community, a corporation, an organized society, a body of colleagues, or a society of persons engaged in some common pursuit Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. College… … Catholic encyclopedia
collège — [ kɔlɛʒ ] n. m. • 1308; lat. collegium « groupement, confrérie », de collega → collègue 1 ♦ Corps de personnes revêtues d une même dignité, de fonctions sacrées. Antiq. Le collège des augures. Mod. Collège de chanoines (chapitre). Collège… … Encyclopédie Universelle
College — Collège Collège de Keighley, West Yorkshire, Royaume Uni Un collège peut désigner un groupe de personnes partageant une même caractéristique ou un établissement d enseignement. Sommaire 1 O … Wikipédia en Français
Collége — Collège Collège de Keighley, West Yorkshire, Royaume Uni Un collège peut désigner un groupe de personnes partageant une même caractéristique ou un établissement d enseignement. Sommaire 1 O … Wikipédia en Français
college — COLLEGE. s. m. (On pron. Colége.) Certain Corps ou Compagnie de personnes notables qui sont en même dignité. Le Collége des Cardinaux, ou le Sacré Collége. Le Collége des Electeurs, des Princes, des Villes de l Empire. Le Collége des Secrétaires… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
college — COLLEGE. s. m. Certain Corps ou Compagnie de personnes notables qui sont de mesme dignité. Illustre College. celebre College. le Sacré College des Cardinaux, ou absolument, le Sacré College. le College des Electeurs, des Princes, des Villes de l… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
College — Col lege, n. [F. coll[ e]ge, L. collegium, fr. collega colleague. See {Colleague}.] 1. A collection, body, or society of persons engaged in common pursuits, or having common duties and interests, and sometimes, by charter, peculiar rights and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
college — has many long established meanings: (1) a body of officials, membership of which is a privilege or honour, e.g. College of Cardinals, College of Arms, College of Physicians, etc., (2) an establishment for further education, normally part of a… … Modern English usage
college — {{/stl 13}}{{stl 7}}[wym. koledż] {{/stl 7}}{{stl 8}}rz. mnż III, D. collegege u; lm D. collegege ów {{/stl 8}}{{stl 20}} {{/stl 20}}{{stl 12}}1. {{/stl 12}}{{stl 7}} w USA: samodzielna szkoła wyższa działająca przy uniwersytecie lub należąca do… … Langenscheidt Polski wyjaśnień
college — [käl′ij] n. [ME & OFr < L collegium, community, society, guild, fraternity < collega: see COLLEAGUE] 1. an association of individuals having certain powers and duties, and engaged in some common pursuit [the electoral college] 2. [orig.… … English World dictionary
College — College; college; in·ter·college; sub·college; … English syllables
