numerus claususn.

Brit.

/ˌnjuːmərəs ˈklaʊsəs/, U.S.

/ˈˌn(j)umərəs ˈklaʊsəs/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin numerus clausus.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin numerus clausus, lit. ‘closed, or restricted, number’ < classical Latin numerus number n. + clausus closed (see close adj.). Compare French numerus clausus (1908), German Numerus clausus.

A fixed (maximum) number of entrants admissible to an academic institution. Also: a restricted number of educational places allocated to a particular (esp. racial or ethnic) group.

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society > education > educational administration > [noun] > admission

admission1588

numerus clausus1886

open admission1960

open enrolment1964

1886 Science 1 Oct. 299/2 The minister of public instruction..issued a circular..asking if the number of students would not have to be restricted by introducing a numerus clausus.

1925 Nation (N.Y.) 8 Apr. 374 The numerus clausus, driven out of Russia, still keeps eager Jewish youth from the learning they crave in Poland, Hungary, and Rumania.

1963 Higher Educ.: Rep. Comm. under Ld. Robbins 38 in Parl. Papers 1962–3 (Cmnd. 2154) XI. 639 Shortage of accommodation may effectively impose a numerus clausus in some disciplines.

1978 Times Lit. Suppl. 1 Dec. 1384/3 The numerus clausus operated against Jews ‘in their own interests’ by the better London schools was not unhelpful to a school which had access to no real pool of talent.

1991 European Sociol. Rev. 7 217/1 A new numerus clausus system was introduced in favour of children from the families of manual workers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	numerus clausus
释义	numerus claususn. Brit. /ˌnjuːmərəs ˈklaʊsəs/, U.S. /ˈˌn(j)umərəs ˈklaʊsəs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin numerus clausus. Etymology: < post-classical Latin numerus clausus, lit. ‘closed, or restricted, number’ < classical Latin numerus number n. + clausus closed (see close adj.). Compare French numerus clausus (1908), German Numerus clausus. A fixed (maximum) number of entrants admissible to an academic institution. Also: a restricted number of educational places allocated to a particular (esp. racial or ethnic) group. ΘΚΠ society > education > educational administration > [noun] > admission admission1588 numerus clausus1886 open admission1960 open enrolment1964 1886 Science 1 Oct. 299/2 The minister of public instruction..issued a circular..asking if the number of students would not have to be restricted by introducing a numerus clausus. 1925 Nation (N.Y.) 8 Apr. 374 The numerus clausus, driven out of Russia, still keeps eager Jewish youth from the learning they crave in Poland, Hungary, and Rumania. 1963 Higher Educ.: Rep. Comm. under Ld. Robbins 38 in Parl. Papers 1962–3 (Cmnd. 2154) XI. 639 Shortage of accommodation may effectively impose a numerus clausus in some disciplines. 1978 Times Lit. Suppl. 1 Dec. 1384/3 The numerus clausus operated against Jews ‘in their own interests’ by the better London schools was not unhelpful to a school which had access to no real pool of talent. 1991 European Sociol. Rev. 7 217/1 A new numerus clausus system was introduced in favour of children from the families of manual workers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1886
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