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colleague

/ˈkɒliɡ/KO-leeg
/ˈkɑliɡ/KAH-leeg

Meaninga partner in office

Common meaning: a fellow worker

Journey through time

  1. Latincolléga‘a partner in office’source
  2. Frenchcolleguesource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsa partner in office → a fellow workercolleague‘a fellow worker’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin colléga ‘a partner in office’.

Roots

  • colléga Latin “a partner in office”

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