Michaelmas term

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈmɪk(ə)lməs tɜːm/
• (GA) IPA: /ˈmɪk(ə)lməs tɝm/

Noun

Michaelmas term (plural Michaelmas terms)

1. The first term of the legal year, running from October to December, during which the upper courts of England and Wales, and Ireland, sit to hear cases.
2. The first academic term of the universities of Oxford and Dublin, and other educational institutions, running from October to December. The term was model#Verb|modelled after the legal term, but does not begin and end on the same dates.

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