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academic year


academic year

noun

: the time during a year when a school has classes

Full Definition of ACADEMIC YEAR

:  the annual period of sessions of an educational institution usually beginning in September and ending in June
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First Known Use of ACADEMIC YEAR

1828

Rhymes with ACADEMIC YEAR

bioengineer, cauliflower ear, civil engineer, Jammu and Kashmir, sabbatical year, sidereal year, social engineer

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