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Uncommoncolleague
The correct spelling is colleague.
How to pronounce colleague
IPA: /ˈkɒliːɡ/
Say it like: Col-lee-gue
The correct spelling is colleague. A fellow member of a profession, staff, academic faculty or other organization; an associate. For example: "Young Fortinbras,/ Holding a weak supposal of our worth/...Colleagued with the dream of his advantage,/...hath not failed to pester us with message/ Importing the surrender of those lands/Lost by his father. - Hamlet (Act I, Scene 2)"
Usage Examples
“Young Fortinbras,/ Holding a weak supposal of our worth/...Colleagued with the dream of his advantage,/...hath not failed to pester us with message/ Importing the surrender of those lands/Lost by his father. - Hamlet (Act I, Scene 2)”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A fellow member of a profession, staff, academic faculty or other organization; an associate.
verb
- 1.To unite or associate with another or with others.
Spelling pattern and memory trick
Pattern
French-style ending
Why it happens
Colleague ends with -eague, the same spelling as league.
Memory trick: A colleague is in your league.
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