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OAKLAND, Calif. \u2013 Dictionary.com, the leading online and mobile resource dedicated to helping users master the art of language released Your College in a Word, the most popular definitions searched at colleges and universities from coast to coast. The list includes top-seeded NCAA March Madness schools, the Ivy League, and campuses in New England, Massachusetts, and Texas.<\/p>\n
\u201cFrom putting polishing touches on final papers to finding the perfect adjective to describe a Friday night party, college students are looking up words that run the gamut from lighthearted to more serious topics,\u201d said Elizabeth McMillan, CEO of Dictionary.com. \u201cThese words illuminate the different culture or issues that surround each specific campus, from an Ivy League\u2019s frequent search of the word \u2018fat\u2019 to Duke University\u2019s more obscure word, \u2018encomium.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
Dictionary.com\u2019s list of most searched words at colleges are:<\/p>\n
Baylor University: phlegmatic
\nBoston College: irascibly
\nBoston University: measurement
\nBrown University: trust
\nColumbia University: barter
\nCornell University: amiable
\nDartmouth College: bare
\nDePaul University: wreaking
\nDuke University: encomium
\nGonzaga University: last
\nHarvard University: fat
\nIndiana University Bloomington: comport
\nIowa State University: photoautotroph
\nNortheastern University: metaphor
\nPrinceton University: abode
\nProvidence College: contender
\nRice University: hopeful
\nSam Houston State University: environment
\nSmith College: sparkle
\nSouthern Methodist University: godspeed
\nTexas A&M University: computer
\nTexas State University: utilitarianism
\nTufts College: onomatopoeia
\nUniversity of Houston: ethics
\nUniversity of Illinois at Urbana\u2013Champaign: imperative
\nUniversity of Kansas: precipitation
\nUniversity of Maryland, College Park: exigence
\nUniversity of Miami: historical novels
\nUniversity of New Hampshire: awesome
\nUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: chagrined
\nUniversity of Notre Dame: judeo-christian
\nUniversity of Oklahoma: hydrate
\nUniversity of Oregon: hurricane
\nUniversity of Pennsylvania: niche
\nUniversity of Texas: masochist
\nUniversity of Vermont: knowledge
\nUniversity of Virginia: reprisal
\nUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison: physique
\nVillanova University: ambivalent
\nWellesley College: dissolve
\nYale University: ambiguous<\/p>\n
Data for Your College in a Word was determined through zip code matches to search data in 2015.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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