course load
course load noun: the workload involved in an academic course.
Noun
course load (plural course loads)
- The workload involved in an academic course.
- A Type-A — make that A-plus — overachiever, even by New York standards, she skated competitively as a kid, finished M.I.T. in three and a half years, and tested out of a chunk of her courseload at Columbia Business School.2009 August 18, Susan Dominus, “Connecting Anxious Parents and Educators, at $450 an Hour”, in New York Times
- The number and difficulty of courses taken in an academic setting.
Forms of course load
| plural | course loads |
|---|---|
| alternative form | courseload |
Origin of course load
From course + load.
Questions about course load
- What does course load mean?
- Course load means the workload involved in an academic course.
- What part of speech is course load?
- Course load is a noun.
- What is the plural of course load?
- The plural of course load is course loads.
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