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professorship

/prəˈfɛsərˌʃɪp/ /ˌprɒfəˈsɔːrʃɪp/

Meanings
noun
The office of a professor

Examples :

"Winning the professorship at Harvard was Dr. Lee's lifelong dream. "
job position education

Related Words

Illustration lee

lee noun

/liː/

A protected cove or harbor, out of the wind.

"The small fishing boat found safe harbor in the lee of the island, sheltered from the storm's strong winds. "

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at verb

/æt/

To reply to or talk to someone, either online or face-to-face. (from the practice of targeting a message or reply to someone online by writing @name)

"My friend is going to at me on Twitter about the new movie. "

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office noun

/ˈɑfɪs/ /ˈɒfɪs/ /ˈɔfɪs/

A ceremonial duty or service, particularly:

"The mayor's office held a special ceremony to honor the city's firefighters. "

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of preposition

/ɔv/ /ɒv/ /ə/ /ʌv/

Expressing distance or motion.

"The school is located five miles of the town center. "

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winning verb

/ˈwɪnɪŋ/

To conquer, defeat.

"The football team won the championship game, winning their rivals. "

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professor noun

/pɹəˈfɛsə/ /pɹəˈfɛsɚ/

The most senior rank for an academic at a university or similar institution, informally also known as "full professor." Abbreviated Prof.

"Professor Smith, the head of the history department, gave a fascinating lecture on the Roman Empire. "

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s noun

/ɛs/

A weight of 1/288 of a pound, that is, twenty grains or one third of a dram, about 1.3 grams (symbol: ℈).

"The antique scale was so sensitive that it could measure the weight difference between two samples that differed by just one s. "

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dr noun

/dɹ/

A person or firm that owes money; one in debt; one who owes a debt

"The dr now owes the bank more than he can pay back each month. "

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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a noun

/æɪ/ /eɪ/ /ə/ /ɔ/

The name of the Latin script letter A/a.

"My teacher wrote the letter "a" on the board to demonstrate its shape. "

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lifelong adjective

/ˈlaɪflɔŋ/

Extending for the entire duration of life.

"They were lifelong friends; they met in elementary school and ended their lives in the same rest home."

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dream noun

/dɹiːm/ /dɹim/

Imaginary events seen in the mind while sleeping.

"Last night, I had a dream about winning the school talent show. "