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- German · calque ofPrivatdozent
- English todayprivate docent
Calque of German Privatdozent. Doublet of privatdozent.
Words from the same roots
GermanPrivatdozent all →
docentprivat-docentprivatdozent
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
private docent
Today it means: An associate professor (in a university) who has obtained a doctorate, written a habilitation thesis and given a lecture in the hope of becoming a full professor. Full definition →
German Privatdozent