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Cantab, n. and a.|ˈkæntæb|
A. n. A colloquial abbreviation of Cantabrigian.
1750Coventry Pompey Litt. ii. x. (1785) 68/1 The young Cantab..had come up to London. 1755Gentl. Mag. XXV. 60 Upon gawdy, or exceeding days, as they are call'd by the Cantabs. 1807Byron To Miss Pigot 5 July, Sad dogs all the Cantabs.
B. adj. [Abbrev. of L. Cantabrigiensis.] Of the University of Cambridge. Usu. succeeding noun in titles, as M.A. Cantab.
1870(title) The French Genders in Rhyme. By A. M., Cantab. 1947Apostolic Succession (Churchman's Mag.) p. ii The matter is of such moment that we are certain our readers will be glad to have the following article by ‘M.A. (Cantab.)’. 1958Who was Who, 1941–1950 (rev. ed.) 254/2 Costello, Brig.-Gen. Edmund W.; V.C. 1897;..Hon. M.A. Cantab. |