🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

período escolar

Pronunciation / Transliteration: peɾiˈoðo eskoˈlaɾ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
School-Term/skuːl tɜːrm/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"El período escolar comienza en septiembre."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A fixed period during which students attend school and classes are held.

    "The school-term begins in September and ends in June."
  2. 2

    A specific duration of the academic year, often divided into terms such as semesters or trimesters.

    "During the school-term, students are required to complete various assignments."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'school' originates from the Greek word 'scholē', meaning 'leisure' or 'discussion', which evolved in the context of education. 'Term' comes from the Latin 'terminus', meaning 'boundary' or 'limit', referring to a fixed period in which classes are held.

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