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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nontraditional student

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.60 in modern English

Syllables
non-tra-di-tion-al s-tu-dent
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
7
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In a college or university: a student who does not enroll immediately after graduating high school, works full-time or part-time during their enrollment, or is financially independent.

American usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

nontraditional students (plural) non-traditional student (alternative)

Antonyms

traditional student

Questions

What does nontraditional student mean?
In a college or university: a student who does not enroll immediately after graduating high school, works full-time or part-time during their enrollment, or is financially independent.

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