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==Etymology==
− It is [[bor|frm|collègue]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) a learned borrowing of Latin [[m|la|collēga|t=partner in office]], literally one chosen together with another,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) from col- (com-), together, and lēgāre, to send or choose as a deputy (see [[legate]]).^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986)
+ It is [[bor|frm|collègue]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) a learned borrowing of Latin [[m|la|collēga|t=partner in office]], literally one chosen together with another,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) from col- (com-), together, and [[m|la|lēgāre]], to send or choose as a deputy (see [[legate]]).^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986)
==Earliest recorded meaning==