numerus clausus
noun
nu·me·rus clau·sus
¦nüməˌru̇ˈsklau̇ˌsu̇s
: a quantity fixed as the maximal number or percentage (as of applicants of a particular race or class) admissible to an academic institution
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, literally, closed or restricted number
- overadjust
- overadjusted
- overadjusting
- overadjustment
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- overadvertise
- overadvertised
- overadvertises
- overadvertising
- overage
- overaged
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- overaggressive
- overaggressively
- overaggressiveness
- overaggressivenesses
- overalert
- overalertness
- overall
- overall pattern
- overall watermark
- overalled
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- overambitious
- overambitiously