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summer school

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

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of various academic sessions held in the summer at schools or universities when the usual students are away; either for supplementary or remedial study or as part of distance learning.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

an academic session during the summer; usually for remedial or supplementary study

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: school term, academic term, academic session, session

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Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: somerskool — academic sessions held in the summer
  • Chinese Cantonese: 暑期學校 /暑期学校 (syu2 kei4 hok6 haau6) — academic sessions held in the summer
  • Chinese Mandarin: 暑期學校 /暑期学校 — academic sessions held in the summer
  • Chinese Mandarin: 夏校 (xiàxiào) — academic sessions held in the summer
  • Chinese Mandarin: 暑校 (shǔxiào) — academic sessions held in the summer
  • Czech: letní škola — academic sessions held in the summer
  • Finnish: kesäkoulu — academic sessions held in the summer
  • French: école d'été — academic sessions held in the summer
  • French: université d'été — academic sessions held in the summer
  • German: Sommerakademie — academic sessions held in the summer
  • German: Sommerschule — academic sessions held in the summer
  • Hungarian: nyári iskola — academic sessions held in the summer
  • Japanese: 夏期学校 (kaki gakkō) — academic sessions held in the summer
  • Japanese: サマースクール (samā sukūru) — academic sessions held in the summer
  • Russian: ле́тние ку́рсы (létnije kúrsy) — academic sessions held in the summer
  • Swedish: sommarskola — academic sessions held in the summer