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assistant professor

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.50 in modern English

Syllables
as-sis-tan-t pro-fes-sor
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
6
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A position in a university faculty, lower than an associate professor and a full professor.

Inflected Forms

assistant professors (plural)

Phrases

associate professor

Frequently Paired Words

associate professor instructor professor

Synonyms

Asst. Prof. Asst Prof subprofessor

Questions

What does assistant professor mean?
A position in a university faculty, lower than an associate professor and a full professor.

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