adj
Meaning 1
Between colleges.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
intercollegiate
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CMU ARPABET: IH2 N T ER0 K AH0 L IY1 JH AH0 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A competition between colleges.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective satellite
Meaning 3
used of competition between colleges or universities
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- intercollegiate basketball
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Indo-European *h1entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English collegiate English intercollegiate From inter- + collegiate.
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