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freshers' week

freshers' week noun: the week before the academic aspects of a university start, when students may socialize and undergo induction.

Noun

freshers' week (plural freshers' weeks)

  1. (UK) The week before the academic aspects of a university start, when students may socialize and undergo induction.
    Synonyms:
    freshman week

Synonyms of freshers' week

  • freshman week

Forms of freshers' week

pluralfreshers' weeks

Questions about freshers' week

What does freshers' week mean?
Freshers' week means the week before the academic aspects of a university start, when students may socialize and undergo induction.
What part of speech is freshers' week?
Freshers' week is a noun.
What is the plural of freshers' week?
The plural of freshers' week is freshers' weeks.

Words near freshers' week in the dictionary

  1. freshens up
  2. fresher
  3. fresherdom
  4. freshers
  5. freshers' flu
  6. freshers' week
  7. freshers' weeks
  8. freshes
  9. freshes up
  10. freshest
  11. freshet

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