Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

private docent

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.30 in modern English

Syllables: pri-vate -do-cent
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An associate professor (in a university) who has obtained a doctorate, written a habilitation thesis and given a lecture in the hope of becoming a full professor.

Etymology

Calque of German Privatdozent. Doublet of privatdozent.

Inflected Forms

private docents (plural) priv. doc. (alternative, abbreviation) priv.-doc. (alternative, abbreviation) priv.doc. (alternative, abbreviation)

Questions

What does private docent mean?: An associate professor (in a university) who has obtained a doctorate, written a habilitation thesis and given a lecture in the hope of becoming a full professor.
Where does private docent come from?: Calque of German Privatdozent. Doublet of privatdozent.

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