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colleague
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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkɒliːg/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkɑlig/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kol′ēg)
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026col•league /ˈkɑlig/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]- a fellow member of a profession;
an associate:a business colleague.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026col•league
(kol′ēg),USA pronunciation n. - an associate.
- Latin collēga, equivalent. to col- col-1 + -lēga, derivative of legere to choose, gather
- Middle French collegue
- 1515–25
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
colleague /ˈkɒliːɡ/ n - a fellow worker or member of a staff, department, profession, etc
Etymology: 16th Century: from French collègue, from Latin collēga one selected at the same time as another, from com- together + lēgāre to choose
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