English Explanatory Dictionary

academic quarter

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Pronunciation

/ˌækəˈdɛmɪk ˈkwɔrtər/ /ˌækəˈdɛmɪk ˈkwɔːtə(r/

Word forms

academic quarter academic quarters
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