universite

Middle English

/iu̯nivɛrsiˈteː/

noun
Definitions
  • A university or college a facility offering tertiary education and higher learning.
  • The totality of students and faculty that study and work at a university.
  • The entirety or totality of existence; all that exists.
  • Entireness or completeness generally.

Etymology

Borrowed from université derived from Latin ūniversitātem affix from Middle English universe.

Origin

Middle English

universe

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