n., pl., -la (-lə), or -lums.
- All the courses of study offered by an educational institution.
- A group of related courses, often in a special field of study: the engineering curriculum.
[Latin, course, from currere, to run. See current.]
curricular cur·ric'u·lar (-lər) adj.
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