collegian

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle English collegian, from Medieval Latin collēgiānus.

Noun

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collegian (plural collegians)

  1. A student (or a former student) of a college
    • 1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “Anticipation”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. [], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, [], →OCLC, page 42:
      She then remembered that her own early bearing towards him had been haughty, and indifferent; that she had sneered at the young collegian's shyness; and now thought with "the late remorse of love," how unlike to this had been Ethel's gentle kindness.
  2. (slang) An inmate of a prison.
    • 1855 December – 1857 June, Charles Dickens, Little Dorrit, London: Bradbury and Evans, [], published 1857, →OCLC:
      While it [the wind] roared through the steeple of St George’s Church, and twirled all the cowls in the neighbourhood, it made a swoop to beat the Southwark smoke into the jail; and, plunging down the chimneys of the few early collegians who were yet lighting their fires, half suffocated them.

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Adjective

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collegian (comparative more collegian, superlative most collegian)

  1. Of or relating to a college or its students.
    Antonym: uncollegian

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Medieval Latin collēgiānus; equivalent to college +‎ -ien.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kɔˌlɛːd͡ʒiˈaːn/, /kɔˈlɛːd͡ʒi.an/

Noun

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collegian (plural collegians)

  1. (rare) One who is part of a college (ecclesiastical or educational).

Descendants

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  • English: collegian

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