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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesconcurso acadêmico
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kõˈkuɾsu akaˈdẽniku
"O concurso acadêmico reuniu estudantes de todo o país."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A competitive event where participants demonstrate their knowledge, problem-solving abilities, or proficiency in specific scholarly subjects.
"The high school team won first place in the regional academic contest." - 2
An organized intellectual tournament or olympiad focused on academic disciplines such as mathematics, science, or literature.
"Preparing for the national academic contest requires months of rigorous study."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'academic', originating from the Greek Akadēmeia via Late Latin academicus, and 'contest', derived from the Latin contestari, meaning to call to witness or dispute. Together, the compound emerged in modern educational contexts to describe structured intellectual competitions among students.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Academic contest" is said worldwide
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concours académique
Transliteration: kokuʁ aka.demik
"Les élèves ont brillé lors du concours académique."
akademischer Wettbewerb
Transliteration: akaˈdeːmɪʃɐ ˈvɛtPɐt͡sɛp
"Sie nahm an einem akademischen Wettbewerb teil."
gara accademica
Transliteration: ɡaːra akkaˈdɛːmika
"La gara accademica ha premiato i migliori studenti."
concurso académico
Transliteration: koŋˈkuɾso akaˈdemiko
"El concurso académico fomenta el pensamiento crítico."
concurso acadêmico
Transliteration: kõˈkuɾsu akaˈdẽniku
"O concurso acadêmico reuniu estudantes de todo o país."
शैक्षणिक प्रतियोगिता
Transliteration: shaikshnik pratiyogita
"छात्रों ने शैक्षणिक प्रतियोगिता में भाग लिया।"
学术竞赛
Transliteration: xuéshù jìngsài
"他在学术竞赛中获得了金奖。"
학술 경시대회
Transliteration: haksul gyeongsi-daehoe
"그는 전국 학술 경시대회에서 우승했다."
学術コンテスト
Transliteration: gakujutsu kontesuto
"学生たちは学術コンテストに向けて準備をしています。"
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