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Faculty
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Simple meaning
What does Faculty mean?
Faculty means school staff or a natural ability.
Dictionary definition
The teachers or staff at a school, college, or university; also a natural ability of the mind or body.
Example sentences
Faculty in a sentence
easy
The faculty met after school to plan the event.
medium
The college faculty included science, music, and history teachers.
hard
Memory is a mental faculty that helps people learn from experience.
Synonyms
Words like Faculty
staffUse for the group of people who work at a school or organization.
abilityUse when faculty means a natural power of the mind or body.
Antonyms
Opposite words
studentsUse for learners rather than teachers or staff.
inabilityUse for a lack of ability.
Word family
Faculty word family
Base word
faculty
noun
faculties
More than one faculty or ability.
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Quick practice
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Practice 1
What can faculty mean?
Faculty can mean teachers and staff, or a natural ability.
Practice 2
Which word is closest to faculty when it means school employees?
Faculty can refer to the teaching staff at a school.
Practice 3
Which word contrasts with faculty when faculty means teachers?
Students are learners, while faculty are teachers or academic staff.
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