Meanings
nounacademic quarter (plural academic quarters)
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
Czech akademická čtvrthodinka
- akademická čtvrthodinkaTranslations
Dutch academisch kwartier, Leids kwartiertje
- academisch kwartierTranslations
- Leids kwartiertjeTranslations
Finnish akateeminen vartti
- akateeminen varttiTranslations
French quart d'heure académique
- quart d'heure académiqueTranslations
German akademisches Viertel
- akademisches ViertelTranslations
Greek ακαδημαϊκό τέταρτο
- ακαδημαϊκό τέταρτο (akadimaïkó tétarto)Translations
Norwegian Bokmål akademisk kvarter
- akademisk kvarterTranslations
Polish kwadrans akademicki
- kwadrans akademickiTranslations
Swedish akademisk kvart
- akademisk kvartTranslations
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APA
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MLA
“academic quarter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/academic%20quarter. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “academic quarter,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/academic%20quarter.
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