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postgraduate vs collegian

collegian vs postgraduate

postgraduate and collegian both are nouns.

postgraduate is an adjective but collegian is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
postgraduate Yes Yes No No
collegian Yes No No No
As nouns, collegian is a hypernym of postgraduate; that is, collegian is a word with a broader meaning than postgraduate:
  • postgraduate: a student who continues studies after graduation
  • collegian: a student (or former student) at a college or university
Other hypernyms of postgraduate include college boy, college man.
postgraduate (noun) collegian (noun)
a student who continues studies after graduation a student (or former student) at a college or university
postgraduate (adjective) collegian (adjective)
of or relating to studies beyond a bachelor's degree
Difference between postgraduate and collegian

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