curriculum

English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /kəˈɹɪkjələm/, /kɚˈɪkjələm/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /kəˈɹɪk.jə.ləm/, /kɜː(ɹ)ˈɪk.juː.ləm/

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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.
2. (obsolete) A racecourse; a place for running.

Derived terms

Terms derived from curriculum

core curriculum

curriculum vitae

extracurricular

Translations

set of courses and coursework

• Arabic: [منهج، نظام]
• Bulgarian: учебен план m (učeben plan), програма (bg) f (programa)
• Chinese: 學校的全部課程
• Czech: studijní program m
• Dutch: curriculum n
• Finnish: opetussuunnitelma
• Greek: πρόγραμμα σπουδών (prógramma spoudón)
• Hungarian: tanterv

• Jèrriais: tchuthitchulum m
• Maori: marau mātauranga
• Polish: program nauczania m
• Russian: курс обучения m (kurs obučenija), учебный план m (učebnyj plan)
• Spanish: currículo m
• Swedish: läroplan c
• 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^(key): /kurˈri.ku.lum/
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kʊˈrɪkʊlʊm/

Noun

curriculum n (genitive curriculī); second declension

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

Inflection

Second declension neuter.

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
• Jèrriais: tchuthitchulum
• Portuguese: currículo
• Spanish: currículo