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the process of granting an academic degree

9 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/kɔ.la.sjɔ̃/
  1. the process of granting an academic degree

    feminine
  2. a snack

    feminine
  3. specifically, a light snack usually taken between breakfast and lunch (often employed as the analogue of English brunch)

    Belgium · North-America · feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin collātiōnem (“gathering”). The sense "snack" derives from collātiō in the sense of "gathering of monks for a meal."

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