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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Colleague \Col"league\ (k[o^]l"l[=e]g), n. [F. coll[`e]gue, L.
collega one chosen at the same time with another, a partner
in office; col- + legare to send or choose as deputy. See
{Legate}.]
A partner or associate in some civil or ecclesiastical office
or employment. It is never used of partners in trade or
manufactures.
Syn: Helper; assistant; coadjutor; ally; associate;
companion; confederate.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Colleague \Col*league"\ (k[o^]l*l[=e]g"), v.t & i.
To unite or associate with another or with others [R.]
--Shak.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
colleague
n 1: an associate you work with [syn: {co-worker}, {fellow worker},
{workfellow}]
2: a person who is member of your class or profession; "the
surgeon consulted his colleagues"; "he sent e-mail to his
fellow hackers" [syn: {confrere}, {fellow}]
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