scolaire

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin scholāris, from schola (“school”). Compare the doublet écolier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skɔ.lɛʁ/

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Adjective

scolaire (plural scolaires)

1. (relational) school; scholastic, academic
2. (derogatory) textbooklike, textbook; convenient for use in a school setting, but unrigorous and unscientific
3. (derogatory) rigid and unimaginative

Derived terms

• abandon scolaire
• année scolaire
• antiscolaire
• bulletin scolaire
• bus scolaire
• obligation scolaire
• rentrée scolaire

 

Related terms

• scolarité

Further reading

• “scolaire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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