curriculum

English

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Etymology

From Latin curriculum (“course”), derived from currō (“run, move quickly”).

Pronunciation

• (GenAm) IPA: /kəˈɹɪkjələm/, /kɚˈɪkjələm/; SAMPA: /k@"rIkj@l@m/, /k@`"Ikj@l@m/
• (UK) IPA: /kəˈɹɪk.jə.ləm/, /kɜː(ɹ)ˈɪk.juː.ləm/; SAMPA: /k@"rIk.j@.l@m/, /k3:(r)"Ik.ju:.l@m/

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Noun

curriculum (plural curricula or curriculums)

1. The set of courses, coursework, and their content, offered at a school or university.

Derived terms

Terms derived from curriculum

core curriculum

curriculum vitae

extracurricular

Translations

set of courses and coursework

Arabic: [منهج، نظام] Bulgarian: учебен план (bg) m., програма (bg) f. Chinese: 學校的全部課程 Czech: studijní program (cs) m. Dutch: curriculum (nl) n., levensloop (nl) m. Finnish: opintosuunnitelma

Greek: πρόγραμμα σπουδών Hungarian: tanterv (hu) Polish: program nauczania m. Russian: курс обучения (ru) m., учебный план (ru) m. Turkish: müfredat (tr)

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Italian

Noun

curriculum m.

1. curriculum
2. curriculum vitae, CV

Related terms

• curricolare

Synonyms

• curricolo

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Latin

Etymology

From currō (“run, move quickly”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /kurˈri.ku.lum/
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA: /kʊˈrɪkʊlʊm/, SAMPA: /kU"rIkUlUm/

Noun

curriculum (genitive curriculī); n, second declension

1. a race
2. a race course
3. a racing chariot

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	curriculum	curricula
genitive	curriculī	curriculōrum
dative	curriculō	curriculīs
accusative	curriculum	curricula
ablative	curriculō	curriculīs
vocative	curriculum	curricula

Related terms

• currō

Descendants

• English: curriculum