English

Noun

curriculum ‎(plural curricula or curriculums)

1. The set of courses, coursework, and their content, offered at a school or university.
2. (obsolete) A racecourse; a place for running.

Derived terms

Translations

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin curriculum.

Noun

curriculum m

1. curriculum
2. curriculum vitae, CV; resume: summary of education and employment experience

Related terms

• curricolare

Synonyms

• curricolo

Latin

Etymology

From currō ‎(“run, move quickly”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /kurˈri.ku.lum/
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kʊˈrɪkʊlʊm/

Noun

curriculum n ‎(genitive curriculī); second declension

1. a race
2. a race course
3. a racing chariot

Inflection

Second declension.

Related terms

• currō

Descendants

• English: curriculum
• Italian: curricolo
• Norman: tchuthitchulum
• Portuguese: currículo
• Spanish: currículo, carrejo

References

• curriculum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• CURRICULUM in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “curriculum”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to finish one's career: vitae cursum or curriculum conficere
    
• curriculum in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016