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academic quarter

UK/ˌækəˈdɛmɪk ˈkwɔːtə(r/US/ˌækəˈdɛmɪk ˈkwɔrtər/

academic quarter noun: the traditional fifteen-minutes discrepancy between the time a university lecture nominally will start (according to schedule) and the time it actually starts, used in some educational institutions.

Noun

academic quarter (plural academic quarters)

  1. The traditional fifteen-minutes discrepancy between the time a university lecture nominally will start (according to schedule) and the time it actually starts, used in some educational institutions.
  2. A trimester.

Forms of academic quarter

pluralacademic quarters

Questions about academic quarter

What does academic quarter mean?
Academic quarter means the traditional fifteen-minutes discrepancy between the time a university lecture nominally will start (according to schedule) and the time it actually starts, used in some educational institutions.
What part of speech is academic quarter?
Academic quarter is a noun.
How do you pronounce academic quarter?
Academic quarter is pronounced /ˌækəˈdɛmɪk ˈkwɔrtər/ (US).
What is the plural of academic quarter?
The plural of academic quarter is academic quarters.

Words near academic quarter in the dictionary

  1. academic disciplines
  2. academic freedom
  3. academic freedoms
  4. academic institution
  5. academic institutions
  6. academic quarter
  7. academic quarters
  8. academic question
  9. academic questions
  10. academic weapon
  11. academic weapons

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