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collegiate
collegiate [ kə lji ət ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. of college: involving, belonging to, appropriate to, or being a college, including its students and their pursuits
2. with separate colleges: consisting of separate university colleges
[15th century. < medieval Latin collegiatus '(member) of a college' < Latin collegium (see college)]

collegiately adverb
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