traineeship

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noun

The condition of, or the time served by, a trainee; training.

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Meanings

nountraineeship (plural traineeships)

plural traineeships

  1. The condition of, or the time served by, a trainee; training.

    There is a significant investment in scholarships and fellowships and traineeships, so that we are also making sure that we’re investing in domestic work force.

    2021 May 18, Catie Edmondson, quoting Debbie Altenburg, “Senate Weighs Investing $120 Billion in Science to Counter China”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 02 Jun 2021
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    Tunnel boring machines creating 64 miles of route between London and the West Midlands have required special effort to find partners to create traineeships and apprenticeships.

    2021 September 8, Howard Johnston, “Network News: HS2 jobs boost - but skills shortage a concern”, in RAIL, number 939, pages 16–17

Origin

  1. Englishtrainee
  2. Proto-Germanic*skapjaną
  3. Englishtraineeship

From trainee + -ship.

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APA

traineeship. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/traineeship

MLA

“traineeship.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/traineeship. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “traineeship,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/traineeship.

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