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schoolmates

schoolmates is the plural of schoolmate.

Meaning of schoolmate

Noun

schoolmate (plural schoolmates)

  1. A person who was a fellow attendee at one's school.
    • I've lost touch with all my old schoolmates: I only see them at class reunions.
  2. (broadly) A schoolfriend; a friend from one's school.

Questions about schoolmates

What is schoolmates the plural of?
Schoolmates is the plural of schoolmate.

Words near schoolmates in the dictionary

  1. schoolmasterly
  2. schoolmasters
  3. schoolmastership
  4. schoolmastery
  5. schoolmate
  6. schoolmates
  7. schoolmen
  8. schoolmiss
  9. schoolmisses
  10. schoolmissish
  11. schoolmissy

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