"colleged" meaning in English

See colleged in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: college + -ed Etymology templates: {{suf|en|college|-ed}} college + -ed Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} colleged (not comparable)
  1. (rare or informal) Educated; having graduated from higher education. Tags: informal, not-comparable, rare
    Sense id: en-colleged-en-adj-U-30A1l9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ed

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          "ref": "1953, Langston Hughes, Simple Stakes, Rinehart & Company",
          "text": "But that man who is colleged, is always talking about someplace away far-off, like Hindu-China.",
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          "text": "That practical problem outweighs the differences between the colleged and the true believers.",
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