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schoolmate

noun
/ˈskuːlˌmeɪt/UK/ˈskulˌmeɪt/US

Etymology

From school + -mate.

  1. derived from *seǵʰ-✻ — “to hold, have, possess”
  2. derived from σχολή — “spare time, leisure”
  3. derived from schola
  4. inherited from *skōlu✻
  5. inherited from scōl — “place of education”
  6. inherited from scole
  7. suffixed as schoolmate — “school + mate”

Definitions

  1. A person who was a fellow attendee at one's school.

    • I've lost touch with all my old schoolmates: I only see them at class reunions.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA