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intercollegiate

adj

Etymology

From inter- + collegiate.

  1. derived from collēgiātus — “colleague”
  2. inherited from collegiate
  3. prefixed as intercollegiate — “inter + collegiate”

Definitions

  1. Between colleges.

    • A certain Phyllis Styles, an intercollegiate prom-trotter, had failed to get her yearly invitation to the Harvard-Princeton game.

  2. A competition between colleges.

    • We want to do better in the intercollegiates. We think we are strong enough for the dual meets, but we want to make a better show in the intercollegiates.

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