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interfaculty

fac·ul·ty
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fak-uh l-tee]
    • /ˈfæk əl ti/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fak-uh l-tee]
    • /ˈfæk əl ti/

Definitions of interfaculty word

  • noun plural interfaculty an ability, natural or acquired, for a particular kind of action: a faculty for making friends easily. 1
  • noun plural interfaculty one of the powers of the mind, as memory, reason, or speech: Though very sick, he is in full possession of all his faculties. 1
  • noun plural interfaculty an inherent capability of the body: the faculties of sight and hearing. 1
  • noun plural interfaculty exceptional ability or aptitude: a president with a faculty for management. 1
  • noun plural interfaculty Education. the entire teaching and administrative force of a university, college, or school. one of the departments of learning, as theology, medicine, or law, in a university. the teaching body, sometimes with the students, in any of these departments. 1
  • noun plural interfaculty the members of a learned profession: the medical faculty. 1
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Origin of interfaculty

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English faculte < Anglo-French, Middle French < Latin facultāt- (stem of facultās) ability, power, equivalent to facil(is) easy (see facile) + -tāt- -ty2; cf. facility

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Parts of speech for Interfaculty

noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
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interfaculty popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

interfaculty usage trend in Literature

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