First Known Use: 15th century
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collegiate
adjective col·le·giate \kə-ˈlē-jət, -jē-ət\
: of or relating to a college or its students
Full Definition of COLLEGIATE
1
: of or relating to a collegiate church
2
: of, relating to, or comprising a college
3
: collegial 2
4
: designed for or characteristic of college students
— col·le·giate·ly adverb
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Origin of COLLEGIATE
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin collegiatus, from Latin collegium
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collegiate
adjective col·le·giate \kə-ˈlē-jət\
Definition of COLLEGIATE for Kids
1
: having to do with a college <collegiate studies>
2
: of, relating to, or characteristic of college students <collegiate humor>
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