Meaning & use
coed
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(of a school, university, or class) attended by both male and female students together.
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The college became coed in the 1970s after admitting its first female students.
Their high school offers coed sports teams for several activities.
A note on using this word
As a noun referring to a female student, 'coed' now sounds dated and is generally avoided; the adjective sense describing mixed-gender institutions remains standard.
Words with a similar meaning
co-educationalmixed
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Words with an opposite meaning
single-sex
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