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university

5 entries found.


Main Entry:
uni·ver·si·ty 
          Listen to the pronunciation of university
Pronunciation:
\ˌyü-nə-ˈvər-sə-tē, -ˈvər-stē\
Function:
noun
Inflected Form(s):
plural uni·ver·si·ties
Etymology:
Middle English universite, from Anglo-French université, from Medieval Latin universitat-, universitas, from Latin universus
Date:
14th century
1: an institution of higher learning providing facilities for teaching and research and authorized to grant academic degrees ; specifically : one made up of an undergraduate division which confers bachelor's degrees and a graduate division which comprises a graduate school and professional schools each of which may confer master's degrees and doctorates2: the physical plant of a university


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