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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

associate professor

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.27 in modern English

Syllables
as-so-ci-ate pro-fes-sor
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
6
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A teacher in a higher education institution who ranks above an assistant professor and below a professor.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

associate professors (plural)

Phrases

assistant professor

Frequently Paired Words

assistant professor instructor professor

Synonyms

Assoc. Prof. Assoc Prof

Questions

What does associate professor mean?
A teacher in a higher education institution who ranks above an assistant professor and below a professor.

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