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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PRIVATDOCENT

German, from privatprivate + docent (for Dozent lecturer) from Latin docēre to teach.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PRIVATDOCENT

Privatdocent  [German] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PRIVATDOCENT

noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Privatdocent 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 PRIVATDOCENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Privatdozent

Privatdozent is an academic title conferred by some European universities, especially in German-speaking countries, to someone who holds certain formal qualifications that denote an ability to teach independently at university level. In its current usage, the title indicates that the holder has permission to teach independently at the conferring university, without holding a professorial chair. The title is not necessarily connected to a salaried position, but may entail a nominal obligation to teach at the conferring institution.

Definition of Privatdocent in the English dictionary

The definition of Privatdocent in the dictionary is a university lecturer who formerly received fees from his students rather than a university salary.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PRIVATDOCENT


Fraktur
German
Herr
German
zugzwang
German

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PRIVATDOCENT

Pritchett
prithee
prittle-prattle
priv.
privacy
Privacy Act
privado
privatdozent
private
private bar
private bill
private branch exchange
private company
private detective
private dick
private education
private enterprise
private equity
private eye
Private Finance Initiative

WORDS THAT END LIKE PRIVATDOCENT

accent
adjacent
adolescent
cent
crescent
decent
descent
docent
fluorescent
innocent
magnificent
maleficent
nocent
per cent
recent
Red Crescent
Saint Vincent
scent
translucent
Vincent

Synonyms and antonyms of Privatdocent in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Privatdocent» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PRIVATDOCENT

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Privatdocent
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Privatdocent
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Privatdocent
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Privatdocent
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приват
278 millions of speakers

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Privatdocent
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Privatdocent
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Privatdocent
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Privatdocent
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Privatdozent
180 millions of speakers

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Privatdocent
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Privatdocent
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Privatdocent
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Privatdocent
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Privatdocent
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privatdocent
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Privatdocent
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Privatdocent
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Приват
40 millions of speakers

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Privatdocent
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privatdocent
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Privatdocent
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Privatdocent
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Privatdocent
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Trends of use of Privatdocent

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PRIVATDOCENT»

The term «Privatdocent» is used very little and occupies the 168.213 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PRIVATDOCENT» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRIVATDOCENT»

Discover the use of Privatdocent in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Privatdocent and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Kierkegaard's Relations to Hegel Reconsidered
It has been noted that Kierkegaard has Martensen in mind in his criticism of the assistant professor or Privatdocent, but there is evidence that this is also intended as a criticism of Martensen's colleague, Nielsen. Kierkegaard uses the ...
Jon Stewart, 2003
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Schools and Universities on the Continent
France, for instance, has her professeurs titulaires and her professeurs suppleants; but the Privatdocent is peculiar to Germany, and is the great source of vigour and renovation to her superior instruction. Sometimes he gives private lessons, ...
Matthew Arnold, 1868
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Special Report of the Commissioner of Education on the ...
merit ia on this wise : A distinguished student applies to be made Privatdocent in a faculty. He produces certain certificates and performs certain exercises before two delegates, named by the faculty, and this is called his HabUitation.
United States. Office of Education, Henry Barnard, William Quereau Force, 1871
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American Journal of Education
ment is on this wisfe : A distinguished student applies to be made Privatdocent in a faculty. He produces certain certificates and performs certain exercises before two delegates, named by the faculty, and this is called his Habilitation.
‎1871
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Night Thoughts of a Classical Physicist
Privatdocent, feinting toward the kneeling professor: There! Professor, wincing: I was interested in science and joined a scientific society. Geheimrath: Clearly you' ve always been faint-hearted. Professor: Oh, no, we drank beer after we ...
Russell McCormmach, 1991
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Kierkegaard's Writings, XII: Concluding Unscientific ...
The Privatdocent is a genuinely German character, and yet I am convinced that if I-Iolberg had lived in our day he would have immortalized the Priuatdocent. There is an infinite difference between a lecturer [Docent] and a Priuatdocent, ...
Søren Kierkegaard, 2013
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Intellectual Mastery of Nature. Theoretical Physics from Ohm ...
101 One of these students, Wilhelm Hittorf, became his research collaborator and teaching assistant before becoming, after a brief period as Privatdocent at Bonn, professor of physics at the nearby Miinster Academy. * Student laboratory ...
Christa Jungnickel, 1990
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Jerkwater Freight: A Collection of Poems, Essays, and Short ...
PRIVATDOCENT. She seemed unconcerned about possibly scuffing her black patent leather shoes. New worlds introduced through shooting pool to the rhythm of music she knew made the puppeteer's eyes roll. Under the light, she pondered  ...
Jeff M. Pregmon, 2000
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The President's Report to the Board of Regents for the ...
Attended gymnasium, Miinchen-Gladbach, Germany; Universities of Bonn, Munich, Cologne, Oxford, Dublin; Ph.D., University of Cologne, 1922. Assistant, Deutscher Seminar, University of Cologne, 1923-28, 1929-31, Privatdocent in English ...
University of Michigan, 1935
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Cosmos in the Chaos: Philip Schaff's Interpretation of ...
Frustrated thus, the Mercersburgers turned their attention to a young but highly recommended privatdocent at the University of Berlin, Philip Schaff. Believing his international background and adaptable personality — not to mention his ...
Stephen Ray Graham, 1995

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