student body
noun
all the students enrolled at an educational institution.
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RELATED WORDS
admission, enlistment, recruitment, entrance, acceptance, engagement, accession, record, matriculation, conscription, reception, entry, rally, induction, response, influx, subscription, listing
Nearby words
- studding,
- studdingsail,
- studebaker,
- student,
- student adviser,
- student council,
- student lamp,
- student loan marketing association,
- student national coordinating committee,
- student nurse
Origin of student body
First recorded in 1920–25
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