an institution of learning of the highest level, having a college of liberal arts and a program of graduate studies together with several professional schools, as of theology, law, medicine, and engineering, and authorized to confer both undergraduate and graduate degrees. Continental European universities usually have only graduate or professional schools.
Origin of university
1250–1300; Middle English universite<Old French <Medieval Latin ūniversitās,Late Latin: guild, corporation, Latin: totality, equivalent to ūnivers(us) (see universe) + -itās-ity
OTHER WORDS FROM university
u·ni·ver·si·tar·i·an[yoo-nuh-vur-si-tair-ee-uhn], /ˌyu nəˌvɜr sɪˈtɛər i ən/, noun,adjectivean·ti·u·ni·ver·si·ty,adjective,nouncoun·ter·u·ni·ver·si·ty,noun,pluralcoun·ter·u·ni·ver·si·ties.in·ter·u·ni·ver·si·ty,adjective
universal suffrage, universal time, universal time coordinated, universe, universe of discourse, university, University City, university entrance, university extension, University Heights, University Park
Still, experts warn that final numbers remain uncertain and universities still face months of volatility.
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Government funding can speed commercialization by supporting research at universities, federal laboratories, and private companies.
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Researchers at Oxford and a university spin-off company Vaccitech started with a weakened version of an adenovirus that causes colds in chimpanzees.
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The university is embracing a mix of many online courses and a smaller number – about 12 percent of the total – of in-person classes.
A New Kind of College Exam: UCSD Is Testing Sewage for COVID-19|Randy Dotinga|September 7, 2020|Voice of San Diego
Some 81% of tech employees and university students say they believe big technology firms need more regulation, according to a study conducted by Index Ventures and Qualtrics between May and June.
Majority of tech employees and potential founders say big tech needs more regulation|Lucinda Shen|September 4, 2020|Fortune
“The origin of Brokpas is lost in antiquity,” a research article from the University of Delhi notes.
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The zoologist at University of Tubingen in Germany gave a bunch of spiders some LSD.
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Ziad and Sabrine dated in secret during their time at university.
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In 1950, Serna earned his Ph.D. from the University of Havana, where he had befriended a classmate named Fidel Castro.
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In August 1984, I arrived at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, eager to jump into college life.
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University professors, stout majors, rising early in the morning, hire boys and practise back-handers and half-volleys.
Idle Ideas in 1905|Jerome K. Jerome
In 1848 he took the examination for "candidate" in the University of St. Petersburg.
A Survey of Russian Literature, with Selections|Isabel Florence Hapgood
Returning to Edinburgh, he, in October 1783, entered the University.
The Centenary Garland|Anonymous
His name appears in the graduating class of 1838 of the University of Nashville.
By-Ways of War|James Jeffrey Roche
He was a graduate of the University of Oxford, and afterwards had charge of a large private school in one of the English counties.
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British Dictionary definitions for university
university
/ (ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsɪtɪ) /
nounplural-ties
an institution of higher education having authority to award bachelors' and higher degrees, usually having research facilities
the buildings, members, staff, or campus of a university
Word Origin for university
C14: from Old French universite, from Medieval Latin universitās group of scholars, from Late Latin: guild, society, body of men, from Latin: whole, totality, universe