academic year

noun

1. the customary annual period of instruction at a college, university, etc., running approximately from September to June.

Word History and Origins

Origin of academic year¹

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

“I was left alone, and I was missing my first academic year at university,” she said.

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The rush to find housemates – and a place to live – for the next academic year has long been a source of worry for first-year students.

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Kim said that for this academic year, enrollment of international undergraduate and graduate students is down 3% from a year earlier.

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She said the training, which will be available from this academic year, will give student nurses "the awareness of domestic abuse", in particular the signs that "aren't always visible to the eye".

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But the effects of AmeriCorps’ roller coaster are being felt across California schools; 650 mentoring and tutoring positions did not return this academic year because of funding uncertainty, according to California Volunteers.

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