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noughth week

noughth week noun: the week before the first week of an academic term, when many undergraduates arrive from home.

Noun

noughth week (plural noughth weeks)

  1. (Oxford University) The week before the first week of an academic term, when many undergraduates arrive from home.

Forms of noughth week

pluralnoughth weeks
alternative form0th week

Origin of noughth week

noughth + week

Questions about noughth week

What does noughth week mean?
Noughth week means the week before the first week of an academic term, when many undergraduates arrive from home.
What part of speech is noughth week?
Noughth week is a noun.
What is the plural of noughth week?
The plural of noughth week is noughth weeks.

Words near noughth week in the dictionary

  1. nought
  2. nought withstanding
  3. nought-withstanding
  4. noughted
  5. noughth
  6. noughth week
  7. noughth weeks
  8. noughties
  9. noughting
  10. noughts
  11. noughts and crosses

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