transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkä-lij ]
noun
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin collegium society, from collega colleague — more at colleague
Date: 14th century
1. : a body of clergy living together and supported by a foundation
2. : a building used for an educational or religious purpose
3.
a. : a self-governing constituent body of a university offering living quarters and sometimes instruction but not granting degrees
Balliol and Magdalen Colleges at Oxford
— called also residential college
b. : a preparatory or high school
c. : an independent institution of higher learning offering a course of general studies leading to a bachelor's degree ; also : a university division offering this
d. : a part of a university offering a specialized group of courses
e. : an institution offering instruction usually in a professional, vocational, or technical field
business college
4. : company , group ; specifically : an organized body of persons engaged in a common pursuit or having common interests or duties
5.
a. : a group of persons considered by law to be a unit
b. : a body of electors — compare electoral college
6. : the faculty, students, or administration of a college