postcollege

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adjective

Occurring after one's college, especially undergraduate, education

“You need to start thinking about your postcollege life.”

OriginEnglish college ← Middle English college ← Middle French college →
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Meanings

adjectivepostcollege (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOccurring after one's college, especially undergraduate, education

    You need to start thinking about your postcollege life.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pós
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pósti
  3. Proto-Italic*posti
  4. Old Latinposte
  5. Latinpost
  6. Englishpost-
  7. Latincollēgium
  8. Old Frenchcollege
  9. Middle Frenchcollege
  10. Middle Englishcollege
  11. Englishcollege
  12. Englishpostcollege

From post- + college.

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Cite this entry
APA

postcollege. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postcollege

MLA

“postcollege.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postcollege. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “postcollege,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postcollege.

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