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school year

noun

  1. the months of the year during which school is open and attendance at school is required.


school year

noun

  1. a twelve-month period, (in Britain) usually starting in late summer and continuing for three terms until the following summer, during which pupils remain in the same class
  2. the time during this period when the school is open


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Word History and Origins

Origin of school year1

First recorded in 1855–60

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Example Sentences

There were some Zoom classes in the spring — even for the 2-year-old — until the school year ended.

From Vox

Photo by Adriana Heldiz As a bizarre school year came to an end in May, high school seniors were starting to grapple with the fact that many would not have the chance to experience a regular graduation ceremony.

The at-home, virtual, on-and-off-again school year has been difficult at best and harmful at worst.

Earlier this week, VOSD’s Will Huntsberry explored the question of whether this difficult school year deserves a wholesale re-do.

All told, court records show the district has filed 294 cases since late March, which represents about 5% of its enrollment of approximately 5,300 students in the 2019-20 school year.

I plan to put both of you on the firing-line next school-year.

And this is one out of the school-year's two hundred and sixteen days--all of which will be like this, or worse.

Immediately after Easter the real excitement of the school-year began.

We do not know definitely that there was any fixed length for the school-year.

The children were delighted to be back in Sunday-school and to begin their school-year.

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