academic year academic term • academism · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · academic year · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 13 · · Length 5 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) the period of time each year when the school is open and people are studying. Synonyms: school year, academic year. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · school year · · Synonym 1 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 c latin small letter c U+0063 d latin small letter d U+0064 e latin small letter e U+0065 i latin small letter i U+0069 m latin small letter m U+006D r latin small letter r U+0072 y latin small letter y U+0079