cur·ric·u·lum

[kuh-rik-yuh-luhm]
noun, plural cur·ric·u·la [kuh-rik-yuh-luh] , cur·ric·u·lums.
1.
the aggregate of courses of study given in a school, college, university, etc.: The school is adding more science courses to its curriculum.
2.
the regular or a particular course of study in a school, college, etc.
Origin:
1625–35; < Latin: action of running, course of action, race, chariot, equivalent to curr(ere) to run + -i- -i- + -culum -cule2

Related forms
cur·ric·u·lar, adjective
pre·cur·ric·u·lar, adjective
pre·cur·ric·u·lum, noun, plural pre·cur·ric·u·lums, pre·cur·ric·u·la.
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curriculum (kəˈrɪkjʊləm) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—n , pl -la, -lums
1.  a course of study in one subject at a school or college
2.  a list of all the courses of study offered by a school or college
3.  any programme or plan of activities
 
[C19: from Latin: course, from currere to run]
 
cur'ricular
 
—adj

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Word Origin & History

curriculum
1824, modern coinage from L. curriculum "a running, course, career," from currere (see current). Used in English as a Latin word since 1630s at Scottish universities.
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Example sentences
The free-wheeling curriculum has no academic departments and little required
  study.
Solving it led to another web page where they were finally invited to submit
  their curriculum vitae.
He added coaches to help teachers conform to a new curriculum and tests.
But they were poems you might have in a high-school curriculum.
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