hilary C2+ Topic:Education & Learning US /ˈhɪləri/ UK /ˈhɪləri/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the spring legal and university term in parts of the British Isles Lectures resumed in Hilary term, just after the new year. Etymology AI details Named for the feast of St Hilary of Poitiers (13 January), near which the term begins; from Latin Hilarius, from hilaris ('cheerful'), from Ancient Greek hilaros. Hilarius Latin hilaris Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Education & Learning Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # hilary **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈhɪləri/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈhɪləri/ ## Meanings 1. the spring legal and university term in parts of the British Isles ## Examples - Lectures resumed in Hilary term, just after the new year. ## Roots and Affixes - Root: Hilarius - Root: hilaris ## Etymology Named for the feast of St Hilary of Poitiers (13 January), near which the term begins; from Latin Hilarius, from hilaris ('cheerful'), from Ancient Greek hilaros. ## AI Etymology Hilary has this etymological history: Named for the feast of St Hilary of Poitiers (13 January), near which the term begins; from Latin Hilarius, from hilaris ('cheerful'), from Ancient Greek hilaros. The etymological trail includes Latin Hilarius and Latin hilaris. As a noun, hilary names the spring legal and university term in parts of the British Isles. ## Topics - Education & Learning - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown