Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

professordom

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pro-fes-sor-dom
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The realm or sphere of professors; professors, collectively.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"He thinks that by nursing this gigantic reverence for the idea of professordom, such reverence will, somehow, be extended all over society, till the professor becomes a creature of power, of public notoriety, of independent reputation as he is in Germany."
"Another, the fifth, year of professordom is expiring this week."
"For this reason, I would like to focus on a chink in the armour of professordom: on one of the facets of literary art to which academics pay insufficient attention."

Etymology

From professor + -dom.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: professor

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does professordom mean?: The realm or sphere of professors; professors, collectively.
Where does professordom come from?: From professor + -dom.

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