Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to professors; professorial.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective rare Of or pertaining to a professor; professorial.
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- adjective Of or relating to a
professor ;professorial .
Etymologies
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Examples
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A professory of pathology and pharmacology at Loyola University Medical Center near Chicago, Jawed Fareed, said "the presence of this contaminant clearly shows a deliberate attempt to increase the yield of heparin."
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“Professor Kerr,” I mean — though if you do open a professory whatever that is, do let me know.
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Keep doing those law-professory analysisamajiggy stuff-type things you all do sowell.
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Keep doing those law-professory analysisamajiggy stuff-type things you all do sowell.
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Neither is it to be forgotten, that this dedicating of foundations and dotations to professory learning hath not only had a malign aspect and influence upon the growth of sciences, but hath also been prejudicial to states, and governments.
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Neither is it to be forgotten, that this dedicating of foundations and dotations to professory learning hath not only had a malign aspect and influence upon the growth of sciences, but hath also been prejudicial to States and governments.
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 3 Charles Dudley Warner 1864
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Neither is it to be forgotten, that this dedicating of foundations and dotations to professory learning hath not only had a malign aspect and influence upon the growth of sciences, but hath also been prejudicial to states, and governments.
The Advancement of Learning Francis Bacon 1593
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