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curricular, a. rare.|kəˈrɪkjʊlə(r)| [f. L. curricul-um (see prec.) + -ar.] Of or pertaining to driving or to carriages.
1798Spirit Pub. Jrnls. (1799) II. 186 Gigs, buggies, whiskies, and other implements of curricular motion. 1870Temple Bar Mag. XXIX. 193 Their heroes go to the drive in a tandem with outriders; but, notwithstanding this strange confusion of curricular arrangements [etc.]. 1881Standard 12 Apr., The four-in-hand is, as it were, the curricular unit. If a man can manage a Coach and four..he can do anything in the way of driving.
Restrict rare to sense in Dict. and add: 2. Of or pertaining to an educational curriculum. Cf. extra-curricular s.v. extra- 1. orig. U.S.
1909in Cent. Dict. Suppl. 1915Jrnl. Proc. & Addresses National Educ. Assoc. (U.S.) 738 In all strictly curricular activities the social aspects of education are sadly overlooked. 1924C. F. Allen Extra-Curricular Activities 3 There must be a definitely planned program broader than is now generally provided in the curricular programs of secondary schools. 1975Language for Life (Dept. Educ. & Sci.) xxvi. 547 Where a school has a curricular need for a particular audio-visual aid every effort should be made to provide it. 1985Chron. Higher Educ. 27 Mar. 12/1 Many of the institutions that have pursued curricular reform have run into trouble because faculty members assigned the task have lacked the background..to make broad changes. |