collegium
collegium · collegia · collegiums
A committee or councilA committee or council.
Meaning
3 sensesA committee or council.
(historical)A government department or ministry.
(historical)Any of several legal associations.
Origin
From Latin collēgium. Doublet of college.From Latin collēgium. Doublet of college.
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Forms
plural: collegia / collegiums| Singular | collegium |
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| Plural | collegia / collegiums |
regular
Word family
3 related wordsDerivedintercollegium
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
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