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Pronunciation / Transliteration: professor
"प्रोफेसर ने कक्षा में एक महत्वपूर्ण विषय पर चर्चा की।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A teacher of the highest academic rank in a college or university.
"The professor delivered an engaging lecture on modern quantum mechanics." - 2
A person who affirms or professes a belief or faith.
"He was known as a steadfast professor of his moral convictions."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'professor' (one who declares publicly, a teacher of a liberal art), stemming from the verb 'profiteri' (to declare publicly). It entered Middle English via Old French in the 14th century, initially referring to someone who had taken vows in a religious order, before shifting to academic instructors in universities.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Professor" is said worldwide
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professeur
Transliteration: pʁɔ.fɛ.sœʁ
"Le professeur a corrigé tous les examens."
Professor
Transliteration: pʁo.fɛˈsoːɐ̯
"Der Professor hält eine Vorlesung über Geschichte."
professore
Transliteration: pro.fesˈso.re
"Il professore ha spiegato la lezione con chiarezza."
catedrático
Transliteration: ka.teˈðɾa.ti.ko
"El catedrático escribió un libro muy influyente."
catedrático
Transliteration: ka.teˈdɾa.ti.ku
"Ele se tornou catedrático da faculdade de direito."
प्रोफेसर
Transliteration: professor
"प्रोफेसर ने कक्षा में एक महत्वपूर्ण विषय पर चर्चा की।"
教授
Transliteration: jiào shòu
"这位教授在物理学领域很有名。"
교수
Transliteration: gyosu
"교수님께서 새 연구 결과를 발표하셨습니다."
教授
Transliteration: kyōju
"その教授は経済学の権威です。"
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