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Carnegie unit

Car·ne·gie unit [ ˈkärnəgē-]

Carnegie unit

noun

[ˈkärnəgē-]

Definition of Carnegie unit

: the credit given for the successful completion of a year's study of one subject in a secondary school

— called also unit

History and Etymology for Carnegie unit

so called from the fact that it was first defined by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, founded by Andrew Carnegie

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