curriculum

[ kuh-rik-yuh-luh m ]

/ kəˈrɪk yə ləm /

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noun, plural cur·ric·u·la [kuh-rik-yuh-luh] /kəˈrɪk yə lə/, cur·ric·u·lums.

the aggregate of courses of study given in a school, college, university, etc.: The school is adding more science courses to its curriculum.

the regular or a particular course of study in a school, college, etc.

Words nearby curriculum

current, electric, current-cost accounting, currently, currentness, curricle, curriculum, curriculum vitae, currie, currier, currier and ives, curriery

Origin of curriculum

1625–35; < Latin: action of running, course of action, race, chariot, equivalent to curr(ere) to run + -i- -i- + -culum -cule²

OTHER WORDS FROM curriculum

cur·ric·u·lar, adjectivepre·cur·ric·u·lar, adjectivepre·cur·ric·u·lum, noun, plural pre·cur·ric·u·lums, pre·cur·ric·u·la.

Definition for curriculum (2 of 2)

curriculum vitae

[ kuh-rik-yuh-luh m vahy-tee, vee-tahy; Latin koor-rik-oo-loo m wee-tahy ]

/ kəˈrɪk yə ləm ˈvaɪ ti, ˈvi taɪ; Latin kurˈrɪk ʊˌlʊm ˈwi taɪ /

noun, plural cur·ric·u·la vi·tae [kuh-rik-yuh-luh vahy-tee, vee-tahy; Latin koor-rik-oo-lah wee-tahy] /kəˈrɪk yə lə ˈvaɪ ti, ˈvi taɪ; Latin kurˈrɪk ʊˌlɑ ˈwi taɪ/.

Also called vita, vitae. a brief biographical résumé of one's career and training, as prepared by a person applying for a job.

(italics) Latin. the course of one's life or career.

Origin of curriculum vitae

First recorded in 1900–05

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Examples from the Web for curriculum

Charter schools have leeway over their calendar, curriculum, and who they hire and fire.
At This Creepy Libertarian Charter School, Kids Must Swear ‘to Be Obedient to Those in Authority’|ProPublica|October 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“I guess I am trying to say that this is not an effort to transform the whole department or our curriculum,” Benson wrote.
Koch Foundation to College: We’ll Give You Millions—if You Teach Our Libertarian Ideology|Center for Public Integrity|September 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Later, the curriculum attracted the ire of tea party conservatives, and quickly became a cause celébre for Republicans.
Jindal's Giant Common Core Flip Flop|Ben Jacobs|August 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At Nansen Elementary School, music has been removed from the curriculum and Arabic lessons made compulsory.
Inspectors Uncover UK Schools Pushing Radical Islamic Agendas|Nico Hines|June 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The act does not increase taxes, create a new program, or mandate a curriculum.
The Financial Case for Dodgeball: Why America Needs Gym Class|Mark McKinnon|April 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In the schools everything that might be offensive to any creed was to be omitted from the curriculum.
History of the Jews, Vol. V (of 6)|Heinrich Graetz
They had to have a conference, a board conference, because of Lee's curriculum from school.
Warren Commission (1 of 26): Hearings Vol. I (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Such is the twentieth-century curriculum of the University of Fez.
In Morocco|Edith Wharton
In the last two years (in which the ages of the girls are 16 to 18 years) the curriculum is that of a seminary for women teachers.
The Modern Woman's Rights Movement|Kaethe Schirmacher
The selection and arrangement of the studies in the curriculum must be based on other grounds than the laws of memory.
The Science of Human Nature|William Henry Pyle

British Dictionary definitions for curriculum (1 of 2)

curriculum

/ (kəˈrɪkjʊləm) /

noun plural -la (-lə) or -lums

a course of study in one subject at a school or college

a list of all the courses of study offered by a school or college

any programme or plan of activities

Derived forms of curriculum

curricular, adjective

Word Origin for curriculum

C19: from Latin: course, from currere to run

British Dictionary definitions for curriculum (2 of 2)

curriculum vitae

/ (ˈviːtaɪ, ˈvaɪtiː) /

noun plural curricula vitae

an outline of a person's educational and professional history, usually prepared for job applicationsAbbreviation: CV

Word Origin for curriculum vitae

Latin, literally: the course of one's life

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curriculum

noun, plural cur·ric·u·la [kuh-rik-yuh-luh] /kəˈrɪk yə lə/, cur·ric·u·lums.

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Definition for curriculum (2 of 2)

noun, plural cur·ric·u·la vi·tae [kuh-rik-yuh-luh vahy-tee, vee-tahy; Latin koor-rik-oo-lah wee-tahy] /kəˈrɪk yə lə ˈvaɪ ti, ˈvi taɪ; Latin kurˈrɪk ʊˌlɑ ˈwi taɪ/.

Origin of curriculum vitae

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British Dictionary definitions for curriculum (1 of 2)

noun plural -la (-lə) or -lums

Derived forms of curriculum

Word Origin for curriculum

British Dictionary definitions for curriculum (2 of 2)

noun plural curricula vitae

Word Origin for curriculum vitae