academic quarter

English

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˌækəˈdɛmɪk ˈkwɔrtər/
(UK) IPA^(key): /ˌækəˈdɛmɪk ˈkwɔːtə(r/

Noun

academic quarter (plural academic quarters)

The traditional fifteen-minutes discrepancy between the time a university lecture nominally will start (according to schedule) and the time it actually starts, used in some educational institutions.
A trimester.

Translations

Translations

Czech: akademická čtvrthodinka f
Dutch: academisch kwartier n, Leids kwartiertje n
Finnish: akateeminen vartti (fi)
French: quart d’heure académique m
German: akademisches Viertel (de) n
Greek: ακαδημαϊκό τέταρτο (el) n (akadimaïkó tétarto)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: akademisk kvarter (no) n

Nynorsk: akademisk kvarter n
Polish: kwadrans akademicki m
Swedish: akademisk kvart (sv) c

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