college
- college
col|lege [ `kalıdʒ ] noun ***
1. ) count or uncount in the U.S., a place that gives students degrees. A school of this type can also be called a university if it is large enough to give degrees in more than one subject:
a college professor
a ) singular all the students and teachers in a college:
The whole college was talking about it.
b ) count one of the parts that some universities are divided into:
the University of Mexico's College of Arts and Sciences
c ) count or uncount in the U.K., a place that gives students qualifications below the level of a university degree, often in the skills they need to do a particular job:
be at college (=be studying at college): She's at secretarial college.
go to college: Paul's going to college in September.
I've just started a college course.
d ) count or uncount in the U.K., a place that gives students degrees in a particular subject:
art/agricultural college
the Royal College of Music
2. ) count used in the names of some organizations whose members belong to a particular profession, especially a medical profession:
the American College of Surgeons
3. ) College used in the names of some British PRIVATE SCHOOLS:
Eton College
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English.
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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
