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curricular

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /kəˈɹɪk.jə.lə/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /kɜːɹˈɪk.juː.lə/
  • General-American: /kəˈɹɪkjəlɚ/
  • General-American: /kɚˈɪkjəlɚ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɪkjʊlə(ɹ)
  • CMU ARPABET: K ER0 IH1 K Y AH0 L ER2 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, relating to, or following a curriculum.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

of or relating to an academic course of study

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From curriculum + -ar.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: curriculaire — of, relating to, or following a curriculum
  • German: curricular — of, relating to, or following a curriculum
  • Italian: curricolare — of, relating to, or following a curriculum
  • Portuguese: curricular — of, relating to, or following a curriculum
  • Spanish: curricular — of, relating to, or following a curriculum