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professoriate

pro·fes·so·ri·ate
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [proh-fuh-sawr-ee-it, -sohr-, prof-uh-]
    • /ˌproʊ fəˈsɔr i ɪt, -ˈsoʊr-, ˌprɒf ə-/
    • /prɔfeˈsɔːrɪɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [proh-fuh-sawr-ee-it, -sohr-, prof-uh-]
    • /ˌproʊ fəˈsɔr i ɪt, -ˈsoʊr-, ˌprɒf ə-/

Definitions of professoriate word

  • noun professoriate a group of professors. 1
  • noun professoriate the office or post of professor. 1
  • noun professoriate all of the academicians in a given place, as at an educational institution or in a country. 1
  • noun professoriate a group of professors 0
  • noun professoriate the rank or position of university professor 0
  • noun professoriate academic professors collectively 0
See all 7 definitions of professoriate

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Origin of professoriate

First appearance:

before 1855
One of the 30% newest English words
1855-60; professori(al) + -ate3

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Parts of speech for Professoriate

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Professoriate

professoriate popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

professoriate usage trend in Literature

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