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co-ed

/ˌkoʊˈɛd/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about co-ed at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. A female student at a coeducational college or university.

adjective

  1. Attended by members of both sexes.

Origin

Short for the original phrase coeducational referring to an educational institution that taught males and females together.

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