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elective


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noun

Definition of ELECTIVE

: an elective course or subject
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Examples of ELECTIVE

  1. She's taking several electives this year.

First Known Use of ELECTIVE

1850

Other Education Terms

baccalaureate, colloquium, corequisite, dissertation, monograph, pedant, practicum, survey course, thesis

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