project: Meaning and Definition of

proj•ect

1. something that is contemplated, devised, or planned; plan; scheme.
2. a large or major undertaking, esp. one involving considerable money, personnel, and equipment.
3. a specific task of investigation, esp. in scholarship.
4. a supplementary, long-term educational assignment necessitating personal initiative, undertaken by an individual student or a group of students.
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