The quality or state of being collegiate; the characteristics, atmosphere, or structure associated with colleges or university life.
From collegiate + -ness (a noun-forming suffix). Collegiate ultimately derives from Latin collegium. The -ness suffix transforms the adjective into an abstract noun describing the quality itself.
'Collegiateness' is the feeling you get walking through a campus quad—that particular blend of tradition, learning, competition, and youthful energy that defines college culture more than the actual buildings or classes do.
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