CEFR C1

professoriate

noun

Meaning

professoriate means the office of a professor; professorship. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses professoriate to mean the office of a professor; professorship.
The teacher asked students to find professoriate in the reading.

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professoriate (C1)

noun

Definition

professoriate means the office of a professor; professorship. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses professoriate to mean the office of a professor; professorship.
The teacher asked students to find professoriate in the reading.
Check the words around professoriate to choose the right meaning.

How to Use professoriate

a/the professoriate (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a professoriate."
professoriate in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked professoriate in context before translating it."

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