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privatdozent

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.06 in modern English

Syllables
pri-vat-dozent
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In some European countries, an academic who holds all formal qualifications (doctorate and habilitation) to become a tenured university professor.

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from German Privatdozent. Doublet of private docent.

Inflected Forms

privatdozents (plural) privatdozenten (plural)

Questions

What does privatdozent mean?
In some European countries, an academic who holds all formal qualifications (doctorate and habilitation) to become a tenured university professor.
Where does privatdozent come from?
Unadapted borrowing from German Privatdozent. Doublet of private docent.

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