tirocinium

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English

Etymology

From Latin tirocinium (first military campaign; raw recruit; inexperience; first attempt), from tīro (young soldier, recruit). The word is used in the title of William Cowper's poem on schools ("Tirocinium, or A Review of Schools"; 1784).

Noun

tirocinium

  1. Schooling, apprenticeship; novitiate.

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