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privat-docent

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.91 in modern English

Syllables
pri-vat--do-cent
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A lecturer who may teach without supervision by a professor

Etymology

From German Privatdozent.

Inflected Forms

privat-docents (plural) privat docent (alternative)

Questions

What does privat-docent mean?
A lecturer who may teach without supervision by a professor
Where does privat-docent come from?
From German Privatdozent.

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