universities

noun

An institution of higher education that provides facilities for teaching, research, and the conferral of academic degrees across undergraduate, graduate, and often professional levels.

(obsolete) The entirety of a group; all members of a class.

Roots

unusun- · Latin · one verto-vers · Latin · turn

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