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教授 — meaning in English

kyōju

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English meaning

  • professor noun The highest academic rank at a university, or, more loosely, any university teacher.
  • teaching noun A belief or principle put forward by a religious, philosophical, or other respected authority.

Senses

教授 is used for these senses in English:

  • professor (US, Philippines, informal) A teacher or faculty member at a college or university regardless of formal rank.
  • teaching The profession of educating people; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches.

professor — full definition

  1. noun The highest academic rank at a university, or, more loosely, any university teacher.
  2. noun Someone who openly declares or teaches a belief, skill, or art.
  3. noun A humorous or mocking title for someone who acts like an expert or is unusually obsessive about a subject.

teaching — full definition

  1. noun A belief or principle put forward by a religious, philosophical, or other respected authority.
  2. noun The profession or activity of educating others.

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