Is there a noun in English denoting the relation of attending the same school/class?

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Is there a noun in English denoting the relation of attending the same school/class? In other words:

Being friends → friendship

Being neighbours → geographical contiguity

Attending the same school → School fellowship?

Attending the same class → Class fellowship?

You can be schoolmates or classmates with someone. A fellow can be an entirely different beast when you talk about some schools. — oerkelens, Commented Oct 2, 2016 at 17:03
Some decent answers here.. english.stackexchange.com/questions/42315/… — Hastig Zusammenstellen, Commented Oct 2, 2016 at 19:17
Future Alumni - but not a single word, unfortunately. disambiguation here If you say both words together really fast and it catches on in popularity maybe 50 years from now it will evolve into one word and considered official by some English dictionary. — Hastig Zusammenstellen, Commented Oct 3, 2016 at 1:11

Community · Accepted Answer · 2020-06-15 07:40:02Z

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Classmate

It may seem simple, but I like this option because it can be used both in the context of the same class as well as attending the same school.

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answered Oct 2, 2016 at 17:06

user199013

I like classmate but it is on the same level as "friend". I'm looking for a noun on the same level as "friendship". So: is there a noun (1 word) denoting the relation of "being classmate"?
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Commented Oct 2, 2016 at 17:21
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Does "classmateship" exist?
– Star
Commented Oct 2, 2016 at 17:51
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We don't have a word for the classmate relationship - at least not one that I can come up with.
– user199013
Commented Oct 2, 2016 at 18:14
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So then the answer is "no", not the answer given here.
– Lightness Races in Orbit
Commented Oct 2, 2016 at 19:35

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Community · Accepted Answer · 2020-06-15 07:40:02Z

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A person who is equal to another in abilities, qualifications, age, background, and social status.

This is more general but would fit in your example.

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answered Oct 2, 2016 at 17:09

BladorthinTheGrey

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