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faculty
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[ˈfaklti], (Noun)
Definitions:
- an inherent mental or physical power
(e.g: her critical faculties)
- a group of university departments concerned with a major division of knowledge
(e.g: the Faculty of Arts)
- a licence or authorization from a Church authority
(e.g: the vicar introduced certain ornaments without the necessary faculty to do so)
Phrases:
Origin
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late Middle English: from Old French faculte, from Latin facultas, from facilis ‘easy’, from facere ‘make, do’
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