coll-
variant of collo- before a vowel.
coll-
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coll.
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American
abbreviation
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collateral.
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collect.
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collection.
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collective.
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collector.
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college.
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collegiate.
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colloquial.
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(in prescriptions) an eyewash.
Etymology
Origin of coll.
Latin collȳrium
Example Sentences
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In 1870 he was appointed Prof. of Hebrew, etc., in its coll. at Aberdeen, a position which he had to resign on account of his advanced critical views.
From A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. (John William) Cousin
In the same year he coll. his writings—plays, poems, and epigrams—in a folio entitled his Works.
From A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. (John William) Cousin
—Poet, s. of an usher in a charity school, was b. at Loughborough, and ed. at Camb., where he became coll. tutor and lecturer on rhetoric at St. John's, and was much sought after.
From A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. (John William) Cousin
It was to have been a complete coll. of the topography and antiquities of Scotland; and, as it stands, is a monument of industry and research, though not always trustworthy in disputed points.
From A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. (John William) Cousin
In 1852 they were coll. with notes and additions, and pub. as Discussions in Philosophy and Literature, etc.
From A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. (John William) Cousin
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