university

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Hypernyms 1.3.3 Derived terms 1.3.4 Related terms 1.3.5 Translations 1.4 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin universitas, from universus, "all turned into one", from uni-, one, + versus, turned, perfect passive participle of vertere, turn.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /juːnɪˈvɜːsətiː/
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[edit] Noun

university (plural universities)

1. Institution of higher education (typically accepting students from the age of about 17 or 18, depending on country, but in some cases able to take younger students in exceptional cases) where subjects are studied and researched in depth and degrees are offered.

[edit] Synonyms

• uni
• academy
• institute
• college

[edit] Hypernyms

• school
• institution

[edit] Derived terms

• university of technology
• technical university
• technological university

[edit] Related terms

• universal
• universe

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• Wikiversity