noun · 4 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.jʊ.ləm/
General-American:/kəˈɹɪk.jə.ləm/
US:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
CMU ARPABET:K ER0 IH1 K Y AH0 L AH0 M
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The set of courses, coursework, and content offered at a school or university.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
The set of standards schools are required to teach all students.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, Canada, Philippines, UK
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A racecourse; a place for running.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
an integrated course of academic studies
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he was admitted to a new program at the university
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: course of study, program, programme, syllabus
