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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

proseminar

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pros-em-i-nar
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A seminar that is open to (and accessible to) upper level undergraduates; contrasts with a graduate seminar (for graduate students only), which assumes more background.

Etymology

From pro- (“earlier, rudimentary”) + seminar.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

proseminars (plural)

Questions

What does proseminar mean?
A seminar that is open to (and accessible to) upper level undergraduates; contrasts with a graduate seminar (for graduate students only), which assumes more background.
Where does proseminar come from?
From pro- (“earlier, rudimentary”) + seminar.

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