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- [skool yeer]
- /skul yɪər/
- /skuːl jɪə(r)/
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- [skool yeer]
- /skul yɪər/
Definitions of school year words
- noun school year the months of the year during which school is open and attendance at school is required. 1
- noun school year academic year. 1
- noun school year academic year: autumn to summer 1
- noun school year a twelve-month period, (in Britain) usually starting in late summer and continuing for three terms until the following summer, during which pupils remain in the same class 0
- noun school year the time during this period when the school is open 0
- noun school year the part of a year when school is in session, usually from September to June 0
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Origin of school year
First appearance:
before 1855 One of the 30% newest English words
First recorded in 1855-60
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Parts of speech for School year
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
school year popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
school year usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for school year
noun school year
- academic year — the period of the year during which students attend school or university
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