academic year

noun

: the annual period of sessions of an educational institution usually beginning in September and ending in June

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While administrators prefer that students, faculty and alumni focus on the school’s new academic year, much of the community’s attention is still trained on the unenrollment debacle. — Matt Brown, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026 But athletes who used their final season of competition during the 2025-26 academic year were not automatically granted another season under the transition rules. — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026 Two months later, the University of Notre Dame enhanced its financial aid so that undergraduates with annual household income below $150,000 would have all their tuition costs covered starting with the upcoming academic year. — Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 In the 2025 academic year, the school had an enrolment of about 3,100 students and 147 teachers, according to district authorities. — Chalinee Thirasupa, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for academic year

Word History

First Known Use

1800, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of academic year was in 1800

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“Academic year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/academic%20year. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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