(~s)
A ~ is a person who begins their studies at university or college a number of years after leaving school, so that they are older than most of the people they are studying with. (BRIT; in AM, use adult student )
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(~s)
A ~ is a person who begins their studies at university or college a number of years after leaving school, so that they are older than most of the people they are studying with. (BRIT; in AM, use adult student )
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Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012