docent

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Related terms 2 Dutch 2.1 Noun

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin docēntem, present participle of docēre (“‘to teach’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈdəʊsənt/

[edit] Adjective

docent (comparative more docent, superlative most docent)

1. Instructive; that teaches.

[edit] Noun

docent (plural docents)

1. 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.

2. (chiefly US) A tour guide at a museum, art gallery, historical site, etc.

   The docent greeted the visitors and welcomed them to the Louvre.

[edit] Related terms

• docile
• doctor
• doctorate
• doctrinaire
• doctrinal
• doctrine
• document
• indoctrinate

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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Noun

docent m. (plural docenten)

1. docent