colleague

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 See also 1.3.4 Translations 1.3.5 External links

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[edit] Etymology

From Old French collègue < Latin collega (“‘a partner in office’”) < com- (“‘with’”) + legare (“‘to send on an embassy’”) < lex (“‘law’”).

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colleague (plural colleagues)

1. A fellow member of a profession, staff, academic faculty or other organization; an associate

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• coworker
• workmate
• See also Wikisaurus:associate

[edit] Related terms

• collegial
• collegiate

[edit] See also

Do not confuse with:

• college
• collage

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[edit] External links

• colleague in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• colleague in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911