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oxbridge
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun oxbridge has 1 sense
OXFORD DICTIONARY
oxbridge, n. Brit.
1 (also attrib.) Oxford and Cambridge universities regarded together, esp. in contrast to newer institutions.
2 (often attrib.) the characteristics of these universities.
1 (also attrib.) Oxford and Cambridge universities regarded together, esp. in contrast to newer institutions.
2 (often attrib.) the characteristics of these universities.
Etymology
portmanteau word f. Ox(ford) + (Cam) bridge
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