Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

long vacation term

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.33 in modern English

Syllables: long -va-ca-tion term
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fourth, supplemental academic term of the universities of Oxford and Cambridge during the long vacation, containing no routine undergraduate teaching.

Example Sentences

"(Oxford)"
"(Cambridge)"

Etymology

Long Vacation + term.

Inflected Forms

Long Vacation terms (plural)

Phrases

Long Vac term

Frequently Paired Words

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Questions

What does long vacation term mean?: A fourth, supplemental academic term of the universities of Oxford and Cambridge during the long vacation, containing no routine undergraduate teaching.
Where does long vacation term come from?: Long Vacation + term.

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