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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAcademic year
/əˈkæd.ə.mɪk jɪər/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The annual period during which students attend a school, college, or university, usually lasting from late summer or autumn to the following spring or summer.
"She prepared herself for a challenging academic year filled with advanced coursework." - 2
The organizational cycle of educational instruction divided into terms, semesters, or quarters.
"Tuition fees are assessed per academic year for all undergraduate programs."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin academicus (pertaining to an academy, from Akadēmeia, the grove where Plato taught) combined with the Old English gēar (year). Originally used in medieval universities to denote the period of formal instruction, it has evolved into the standard global term for an educational session.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Academic year" is said worldwide
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année universitaire
Transliteration: an-nee y-nee-ver-si-ter
"L'année universitaire commence en septembre."
akademisches Jahr
Transliteration: a-ka-de-mi-shes jahr
"Das neue akademische Jahr bringt viele Herausforderungen mit sich."
anno accademico
Transliteration: an-no ak-ka-de-mi-ko
"L'anno accademico è appena iniziato."
año académico
Transliteration: an-yo a-ka-de-mi-ko
"El año académico consta de dos semestres."
ano letivo
Transliteration: a-nu le-tʃi-vu
"As aulas do novo ano letivo começam na próxima semana."
शैक्षणिक वर्ष
Transliteration: shaikshnik varsh
"नया शैक्षणिक वर्ष अगले महीने से शुरू होगा।"
学年
Transliteration: xué nián
"新学年将于九月份开始。"
학년도
Transliteration: hak-nyeon-do
"새로운 학년도가 곧 시작됩니다."
学年度
Transliteration: gaku-nen-do
"新しい学年度が始まります。"
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