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curriculums - 2 dictionary results

cur⋅ric⋅u⋅lum

[kuh-rik-yuh-luhm]
–noun, plural -la [-luh] , -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; < L: action of running, course of action, race, chariot, equiv. to curr(ere) to run + -i- -i- + -culum -cule 2


cur⋅ric⋅u⋅lar, adjective
cur·ric·u·lum   (kə-rĭk'yə-ləm)   
n.   pl. cur·ric·u·la (-lə) or cur·ric·u·lums
  1. All the courses of study offered by an educational institution.
  2. A group of related courses, often in a special field of study: the engineering curriculum.

[Latin, course, from currere, to run; see current.]
cur·ric'u·lar (-lər) adj.
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