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- US Pronunciation
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- [fak-uh l-tee]
- /ˈfæk əl ti/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fak-uh l-tee]
- /ˈfæk əl ti/
Definitions of interfaculty word
- noun plural interfaculty an ability, natural or acquired, for a particular kind of action: a faculty for making friends easily. 1
- noun plural interfaculty one of the powers of the mind, as memory, reason, or speech: Though very sick, he is in full possession of all his faculties. 1
- noun plural interfaculty an inherent capability of the body: the faculties of sight and hearing. 1
- noun plural interfaculty exceptional ability or aptitude: a president with a faculty for management. 1
- noun plural interfaculty Education. the entire teaching and administrative force of a university, college, or school. one of the departments of learning, as theology, medicine, or law, in a university. the teaching body, sometimes with the students, in any of these departments. 1
- noun plural interfaculty the members of a learned profession: the medical faculty. 1
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Origin of interfaculty
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English faculte < Anglo-French, Middle French < Latin facultāt- (stem of facultās) ability, power, equivalent to facil(is) easy (see facile) + -tāt- -ty2; cf. facility
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Parts of speech for Interfaculty
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interfaculty popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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