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university

Definition

  • noun: a school that offers courses leading to a degree (such as a bachelor's, master's, or doctoral degree) and where research is done
  • noun: an institution of higher learning providing facilities for teaching and research and authorized to grant academic degrees
  • abbr. 'U., Univ'.
  • synonyms: school, institute, college

Examples

  • ('Brit') Did she go 'to university'? [=did she study at a university?]

  • ('Brit') She studied chemistry 'at university'.

  • He lives near the 'university'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Do not touch me, fagot! You're an asshole. Hello, Mason! #Hi, Jill. Where are you going? #To university. What happens there? - My mom taught. - Good. - What does it teach? - Psychology, I think. What do you do? (..)
    2014 Boyhood
  • (..) Soon. We should do before first to avoid paying two rents. No, Mom, not moved. No, no. I'm sorry, Mom. No, no. Samantha, I need to return to the university to improve our lives. With my job I can not support the family as I want. #I can not go on. And grandma will help us. (..)
    2014 Boyhood