collegian
English
Etymology
From Middle English collegian, from Medieval Latin collēgiānus.
Noun
collegian (plural collegians)
- 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.
- (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.
Translations
student of a college
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Adjective
collegian (comparative more collegian, superlative most collegian)
- Of or relating to a college or its students.
- Antonym: uncollegian
Anagrams
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Medieval Latin collēgiānus; equivalent to college + -ien.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔˌlɛːd͡ʒiˈaːn/, /kɔˈlɛːd͡ʒi.an/
Noun
collegian (plural collegians)
- (rare) One who is part of a college (ecclesiastical or educational).
Descendants
- English: collegian
References
- “collēǧian, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-12.
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