docent
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin docēntem, present participle of docēre (“‘to teach’”).
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈdəʊsənt/
[edit] Adjective
docent (comparative more docent, superlative most docent)
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- Instructive; that teaches.
[edit] Noun
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docent (plural docents)
- A teacher or lecturer at some American colleges or universities.
- 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, p. 1212:
- Zermelo had been a docent at Göttingen when Kit was there and, like Russell, had been preoccupied with the set of all sets that are not members of themselves.
- 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, p. 1212:
- (chiefly US) A tour guide at a museum, art gallery, historical site, etc.
- The docent greeted the visitors and welcomed them to the Louvre.
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[edit] Dutch
[edit] Noun
docent m. (plural docenten)