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noncollege

noncollege adjective: not of or pertaining to a college.

Adjective

noncollege (not comparable)

  1. Not of or pertaining to a college.
    • There was no difference between college and noncollege women in the 18- to 20-year age group but a big upsurge in binge drinking by older college women.2009 July 1, “Binge Drinking on Campus”, in New York Times

Noun

noncollege (plural noncolleges)

  1. An institution that is not a college.
    • The practice of licensing noncolleges to offer full-scale degree programs appears inherently to be a policy that puts colleges and industry in direct competition.1984, Kathryn Patricia Cross, Anne-Marie McCartan, Adult learning: state policies and institutional practices

Forms of noncollege

pluralnoncolleges

Origin of noncollege

From non- + college.

Questions about noncollege

What does noncollege mean?
Noncollege means not of or pertaining to a college.
What part of speech is noncollege?
Noncollege can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near noncollege in the dictionary

  1. noncollectively
  2. noncollectivist
  3. noncollectivized
  4. noncollector
  5. noncollectors
  6. noncollege
  7. noncolleges
  8. noncollegial
  9. noncollegian
  10. noncollegians
  11. noncollegiate

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