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/koˈlexjo/

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Translation

school, college

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Word origin

From Latin 'collegium' ('a body of colleagues, an association'). The same root gives English 'college' and 'collegiate'.

Origin
Latin
Root
collegium
English cognates
college, collegiate

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralcolegios

Examples

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The children go to school by bus.

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She studies at a state school near her house.

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The school is going on a trip to the museum on Friday morning.

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I paid a fortune for a private school abroad.

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At school they taught us to read in two languages.

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This word is taught in chapter 14, lesson 11: colegio, cuento, amante and 7 more words.