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noun
- A teacher or lecturer at some American colleges or universities.
- 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, p. 1212:
- :Zermelo had been a at Gí¶ttingen when Kit was there and, like Russell, had been preoccupied with the set of all sets that are not members of themselves.
- (context, mostly, US) A tour guide at a museum, art gallery, historical site, etc.
- The greeted the visitors and welcomed them to the Louvre.
adjective
- instructive, Instructive; that teaches.
Etymology: From (term, docentem, docÄntem), present participle of (term, docere, docÄre, to teach).
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