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coed

coed

2 3.6
A school or college that admits both men and women
  • noun
  • /ˈkoʊˌɛd/
translation icon : colegio mixto
  • The university became coed in the 1970s, allowing both male and female students to enroll.
  • coed basketball team
  • old coed
  • year-old coed

Examples

  • She chose a coed dormitory to experience living with both male and female roommates.

  • At the coed summer camp, boys and girls participated in activities together.

  • But the Modern Orthodox they send their kids to, they have Coed school, so it's still private.

  • Looking around this room, I am aware that many of us personally experience the struggle for coeducation or were part of early Coed classes.

  • In softball, amateur coed leagues now thrive in almost every state.

    Academic text (1993)
  • The present paper focuses specifically on amateur coed softball, a gender-integrated sport.

    Academic text (1993)
  • However, without advocating one approach over the other, the decision for non-coed or coed is largely based on curriculum objectives.

    Academic text (2002)
  • Accordingly, romance comics featured high school students, college coeds, secretaries, nurses, shop girls, young wives, and even some young mothers.

    Academic text (2013)
  • The 34 coed teams participated in one of three age-group leagues: Under-11 (n = 88 boys, 32 girls), Under-12 (n = 62 boys, 17 girls), and Under-13 (n = 55 boys, 3 girls).

    Academic text (2000)

Synonyms

collegium
vscoed
9.9

A building where students live and study together, often with a shared dining hall

focuses on admitting both male and female students instead of residential life

How Coeducational

coeducation
1 3.6
coed
2 3.6

Surface Forms

coed singular
coeds plural

Morphology

coed = coeducational (transparent) = co + educ

Used as a clipped noun to mean 'a coeducational institution'; the relation to 'coeducational' is direct and clear.

Etymology

Coed is a short form of co- ('together') and education, so a coed school or college admits both men and women.