noncollegiate
- adjective
- /ˌnɒn.kəˈliː.dʒɪt/
- The purpose of this study was to examine eating disorders, performance-related injuries, menstrual dysfunction, exercise time, calcium intake, and orientation to exercise among undergraduate female collegiate athletes (n = 37) and noncollegiate athletes (n = 18).
- noncollegiate athletes
Examples
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Scores for competition were significantly different between collegiate athletes and noncollegiate athletes (p = .0424) with collegiate athletes having higher scores (M = 17.12) than noncollegiate athletes (M = 15.76).
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For identity, significant differences were found among the collegiate athletes and noncollegiate athletes.
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Eleven percent of the noncollegiate athletes and 8.6% of the collegiate athletes reported they previously or currently perceived they had an eating disorder.
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Almost nine percent (8.6%) of the collegiate and 11.1% of the noncollegiate athletes responded "yes."
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This enriched the self-proclaimed "nontraditional" attitudes of community colleges; but, in embracing nontraditional or noncollegiate programs in an attempt to be absolutely comprehensive, too many community colleges with limited facilities and resources took on too much.
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Almost sixty-eight percent (67.6%) of the collegiate athletes and 27.9% of the noncollegiate athletes reported previous stress fractures or performance-related injuries.
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Collegiate athletes reported a higher daily calcium intake (M = 2058.80 mg) than noncollegiate athletes (M = 1512.10 mg, p = .0228).
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Scores for competition were significantly different between collegiate athletes and noncollegiate athletes (p = .0424) with collegiate athletes having higher scores (M = 17.12) than noncollegiate athletes (M = 15.76).
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The coach held a special training session for noncollegiate athletes to help them improve their skills.
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Many noncollegiate sports programs offer opportunities for athletes who are not enrolled in college.
Synonyms
Not part of a formal organization like a hospital or school
Not connected to any group, organization, or political party
Not connected with university study or school work
Not related to school or formal learning
Not academic or related to formal study
Antonyms
How Collegiate
Surface Forms
Morphology
noncollegiate = collegiate (transparent) = non + collegiate
Clear negative prefix 'non-' attached to the adjective 'collegiate', yielding the literal sense 'not collegiate'.
Etymology
Noncollegiate is an adjective built from non- meaning 'not' and college meaning 'a school', so it describes something that is not connected to a college or university.