/ kəˈrɪkjələm; NAmE / noun
( pl. cur·ric·ula / -lə; NAmE / or cur·ricu·lums ) the subjects that are included in a course of study or taught in a school, college, etc. :
the school curriculum
( BrE )
Spanish is on the curriculum.
( NAmE )
Spanish is in the curriculum.
—compare syllabus
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WORD ORIGIN
early 19th cent.: from Latin course, racing chariot, from currere to run.