"freshers' week" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: freshers' weeks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=freshers' week}} freshers' week (plural freshers' weeks)
  1. (British) The week before the academic aspects of a university start, when students may socialize and undergo induction. Tags: British Categories (topical): Universities Synonyms: freshman week [US] Translations (The week before the academic aspect): semaine d’intégration [feminine] (French), Orientierungswoche [feminine] (German), gólyahét (Hungarian), semana de calouros [feminine] (Portuguese), calourada (Portuguese), wythnos y glas (Welsh)

Inflected forms

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