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  • noun Plural form of docent.

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Examples

  • Included, for those who wish to participate, is a special post-brunch walking tour offered by knowledgeable docents from the Madison Trust for Historic Preservation.

    Funny, You Don't Look 100! 2008

  • The train runs through the Flowery Range of mountains, with conductors - who are better described as docents - narrating the journey.

    SFGate: Top News Stories 2010

  • It's certainly better than listening to "docents" reading sonorously from scripts over the PA system about the history of the Donner Pass...

    Lookit! Part 1 sfmike 2006

  • It's certainly better than listening to "docents" reading sonorously from scripts over the PA system about the history of the Donner Pass...

    Archive 2006-01-01 sfmike 2006

  • Professor Sven Brisman, Knut Wicksell, David Davidson and half a dozen "docents" were members.

    Bertil Ohlin - Autobiography 1992

  • I didn't realize people still use the word "docents".

    Latest Articles The New Nixon Blog 2010

  • I didn't realize people still use the word "docents".

    Latest Articles The New Nixon Blog 2010

  • "docents" who take three sections of the audience around the boat.

    The L Magazine - New York City's Local Event and Arts & Culture Guide Gwen Orel 2009

  • She has a way of coaxing skepticism out of docents.

    In Brief: Travel 2011

  • The museum will cover each major era from World War I to the Iraq and Afghanistan wars through interactive displays and docents who will explain their personal experiences in war.

    Plans for Wartime Museum in Dale City set off skirmishes Jennifer Buske 2010

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