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PRONUNCIATION OF PENSUM

pensum  [ˈpɛnsəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PENSUM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pensum is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PENSUM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of pensum in the English dictionary

The definition of pensum in the dictionary is a piece of work or a task to be completed, especially a school exercise. Other definition of pensum is a piece of extra school work set as a form of punishment.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PENSUM


burdensome
ˈbɜːdənsəm
burthensome
ˈbɜːðənsəm
greensome
ˈɡriːnsəm
hansom
ˈhænsəm
lonesome
ˈləʊnsəm
overburdensome
ˌəʊvərˈbɜːdənsəm
ownsome
ˈəʊnsəm
ransom
ˈrænsəm
Ransome
ˈrænsəm
responsum
rɪˈspɒnsəm
sensum
ˈsɛnsəm
transom
ˈtrænsəm
unhandsome
ʌnˈhænsəm
winsome
ˈwɪnsəm
yawnsome
ˈjɔːnsəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PENSUM

pension plan
pension provider
pension provision
pension scheme
pensionable
pensionaries
pensionary
pensione
pensioneer
pensioneer trustee
pensioner
pensionless
pensionnat
pensive
pensively
pensiveness
penstemon
penster
penstock
pent

WORDS THAT END LIKE PENSUM

adsum
Aksum
alyssum
checksum
cogito, ergo sum
corpus callosum
corpus cavernosum
dim sum
dorsum
gypsum
helichrysum
Hilversum
lump sum
odontoglossum
opossum
possum
sargassum
sum
vector sum
zero-sum

Synonyms and antonyms of pensum in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pensum» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PENSUM

Find out the translation of pensum to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pensum from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pensum» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

pensum
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pensum
570 millions of speakers

English

pensum
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

pensum
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

pensum
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

pensum
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pensum
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

pensum
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pensum
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pensum
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Pensum
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

pensum
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

pensum
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pensum
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

pensum
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பள்ளியில் தண்டனையாகக் கொடுக்கப்படும் வேலை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पेशी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pensum
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pensum
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pensum
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

pensum
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pensum
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

pensum
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pensum
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Pensum
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Pensum
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pensum

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PENSUM»

The term «pensum» is regularly used and occupies the 73.024 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PENSUM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pensum

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PENSUM»

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Intertextes de L'oeuvre de Beckett
impossibilite de 1'experience du pensum, cette fagon de le quitter en se mettant en route, est 1'indice du son fondamental qui reste identique et d'ou a surgi le pensum tout comme il y rentre apres s'etre acquitte". En un instant 1'attente ...
Marius Buning, 1994
2
The Domesday Geography of South-West England
10s. od. ad pensum q.r. £12. 10s. od. ad pensum reddebant firmam hunius (sic) noctis cum suis appendiciis q.r. 60s. ad pensum q.r. £4% ad pensum q.r. £18 ad pensum q.r. £12 ad pensum q.r. £23 ad pensum q.r. £24 ad pensum q.r. £6 q.r. ...
H. C. Darby, R. Welldon Finn, 1967
3
The Metaphysical Vision: Arthur Schopenhauer's Philosophy of ...
In Proust, Beckett adopted Schopenhauer's view of this life as a pensum which has to be worked off. He agreed that the idea of original sin, the sin of having been born, is an adequate justification and explanation of this existential predicament ...
Ulrich Pothast, 2008
4
Three Novels: Molloy, Malone Dies, The Unnamable
My speech-parched voice at rest would fill with spittle, I'd let it flow over and over, happy at last, dribbling with life, my pensum ended, in the silence. I spoke, I must have spoken, of a lesson, it was pensum I should have said, I confused pensum ...
Samuel Beckett, 2009
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Multilingualism in Modernist Fiction
The latter term, 'pensum', which Molloy also uses to describe his writing, and which Malone uses to describe Sapo's scholastic punishments, emphasises the atmosphere of obligation and work by recalling Schopenhauer's notion of the ' task' ...
Juliette Taylor-Batty, 2013
6
Thesaurus Linguae Latinae Compendiarius: Designed Chiefly ...
pPgitsiunciila, ac. s. dim. [d pensio] A small payment, an acknowledgement. Rcliquam soenoris pcnsiunculam percrpe, Col. 10. praesl Penso, are. freq. [a pendo, pensum] (1) To weigb. (2) Met. To ponder, to corstder well an, to examine.
Robert Ainsworth, 1752
7
How to Do Things with Fictions
This “pensum” recurs in The Unnamable—“yes, I have a pensum to discharge, before I can be free. . . . I was given a pensum, at birth perhaps, as a punish- ment for having been born perhaps, . . . and I've forgotten what it is” (310) [oui, j'ai un ...
Joshua Landy, 2012
8
Sails of the Herring Fleet: Essays on Beckett
6 Barthes and Beckett The Punctum, the Pensum, and the Dream of Love Pathos has had a bad name in the history of the modern; sentimentality worse. Until the last books of Roland Barthes, they seemed like insipid residues of humanism in ...
Herbert Blau, 2009
9
Pensum Inaugurale de Plethora...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Anonymous, 2012
10
An Etymological Dictionary of the Latin Language
Fr. new'), IEol. of mun'), mum'), winged. Hence ptcnna, for softness penna. Pensé, same as Impense. Pensilis, hanging. Fr. pendo, pensum. < Pensio, a payment; a stated payment, rate, pension. Fr. pendo, pensum. Pensito, same as penso.
Francis Edward Jackson VALPY, 1828

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PENSUM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pensum is used in the context of the following news items.
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Usikkert om undervisning øker pasientens sikkerhet
... en del av pensum i både grunn- og etterutdanning av helsepersonell. Den systematiske oversikten fra Storbritannia oppsummerer studier om ... «Nasjonalt kunnskapssenter for helsetjenesten, Jun 15»
2
«Ich bin von Natur aus ein fröhlicher Mensch»
Es ist mein Kraftort, an dem ich Energie tanke, um das grosse Pensum zu schaffen und die Leute immer von Neuem zu begeistern. Ist es auch ... «Zürichsee-Zeitung, Jun 15»
3
De l'autre côté du Lee, retour sur la carrière de Sir Christopher
Pour qui aurait échappé à ce pensum multi rediffusé, on ne dévoilera pas le sort de Sir Christopher (qui meurt noyé). Jamais sur 'pause', il est ... «Rue89Lyon, Jun 15»
4
Dällikon will mit Kameras für Ordnung sorgen
Als ersten Schritt habe man das Pensum einer externen Sicherheitsfirma, die schon lange mit der Gemeinde kooperiert und etwa in Zeiten von ... «Zürcher Unterländer, Jun 15»
5
Alle gode ting er tre
... at han til høsten skal lære mer om sopp og sykdommer på trær. – Treklatring og klatreteknikk er også en stor del av pensum, fortsetter han. «Aust Agder Blad, Jun 15»
6
14 Professorinnen und Professoren an den beiden ETH ernannt
Emanuela Del Gado wechselte bereits im Frühling 2014 als Tenure-Track-Assistenzprofessorin mit Teilzeit-Pensum an die Georgetown ... «Bundesverwaltung der Schweizerischen Eidgenossenschaft, May 15»
7
„Ich wollte einfach, dass die wirklichen Verbrecher endlich Musik …
Hältst du das Pensum gut durch soweit? Du bist ja noch gar nicht so lange aus dem Knast raus. Siehste ja, ich bin schon krank durch den ... «VICE.com, May 15»
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7 Best Universities in The World for Psychology
The ranking is based on the latest research that shows not only the campus areas and surroundings, but rather focuses on the pensum material ... «Insider Monkey, May 15»
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Workout-Wunder: Helen Mirren (69) gibt Sport-Tipps
Bei diesem Pensum scheint Helen nun wirklich ein kleines Workout-Wunder zu sein. Aber bei ihr geht dieser Fitness-Plan eindeutig auf! «Promiflash.de, Apr 15»
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Lars Stindl wechselt nach Gladbach
Erst im Laufe der Woche wollen wir das Pensum steigern. Wir müssen weiterhin von Tag zu Tag schauen, wie er auf die steigende Belastung ... «DFB - Deutscher Fußball-Bund, Mar 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Pensum [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/pensum>. Apr 2024 ».
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