curriculum

curriculum
curricular, adj.
/keuh rik"yeuh leuhm/, n., pl. curricula /-leuh/, curriculums.
1. the aggregate of courses of study given in a school, college, university, etc.: The school is adding more science courses to its curriculum.
2. the regular or a particular course of study in a school, college, etc.
[1625-35; < L: action of running, course of action, race, chariot, equiv. to curr(ere) to run + -i- -I- + -culum -CULE2]

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  • curriculum — s. m. 1. Documento que contém os dados biográficos e os relativos à formação, conhecimentos e percurso profissional de uma pessoa. 2. Descrição do conjunto de conteúdos ou matérias de um curso escolar ou universitário. • Sinônimo geral: CURRÍCULO …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • curriculum — meaning ‘a course of study’, has a plural curricula. A curriculum vitae (abbreviated to CV or c.v.) is a brief account of a person s education and professional experience. The plural is curricula vitae (curricula vitarum is impossibly pedantic),… …   Modern English usage

  • Curriculum — Cur*ric u*lum (k?r r?k ? l?m), n.; pl. E. {Curriculums} ( l?mz), L. {Curricula} ( l[.a]). [L. See {Curricle}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A race course; a place for running. [1913 Webster] 2. A course; particularly, a specified fixed course of study, as… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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