academic year
noun
the customary annual period of instruction at a college, university, etc., running approximately from September to June.
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Nearby words
academic costume, academic dress, academic freedom, academic gown, academic rank, academic year, academical, academicals, academician, academicism, academicize
Origin of academic year
First recorded in 1930–35
Also called school year.
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