docent
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin docēntem, present participle of docēre (“to teach”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Adjective [edit]
docent (comparative more docent, superlative most docent)
- Instructive; that teaches.
Noun [edit]
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.
Related terms [edit]
Dutch [edit]
Noun [edit]
docent m (plural docenten, diminutive docentje)
Synonyms [edit]
Latin [edit]
Verb [edit]
docent
- third-person plural present active indicative of doceō
Polish [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
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Noun [edit]
docent m
Declension [edit]
declension of docent
Derived terms [edit]
Swedish [edit]
Noun [edit]
docent c
- a docent, a university teacher who holds a PhD degree
Declension [edit]
Declension of docent
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common | indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite |
| nominative | docent | docenten | docenter | docenterna |
| genitive | docents | docentens | docenters | docenternas |