Webster's 1913 Dictionary
DOCENT
Do "cent, a. Etym: [L. docens, -entis, p. pr. of docere to teach. ]
Defn: Serving to instruct; teaching. [Obs. ]
New American Oxford Dictionary
docent
do cent |ˈdōsənt ˈdoʊsənt | ▶noun 1 a person who acts as a guide, typically on a voluntary basis, in a museum, art gallery, or zoo. 2 (in certain universities and colleges ) a member of the teaching staff immediately below professorial rank. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: via German from Latin docent- ‘teaching, ’ from docere ‘teach. ’
Oxford Dictionary
docent
docent |ˈdəʊs (ə )nt | ▶noun 1 (in certain US and European universities and colleges ) a member of the teaching staff immediately below professorial rank. 2 a person who acts as a guide, typically on a voluntary basis, in a museum, art gallery, or zoo. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: via German from Latin docent- ‘teaching ’, from docere ‘teach ’.
Spanish Dictionary
docente
docente adjetivo 1 De la enseñanza o relacionado con ella :centros docentes; funciones de carácter docente; la actividad docente comenzará próximamente .2 adjetivo /nombre común [persona ] Que se dedica a la enseñanza :a la reunión del centro asistirán los docentes, los alumnos y la asociación de padres .3 adjetivo De los docentes o relacionado con estas personas :el quehacer docente .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xix ) del latín docens, docentis, participio activo de docere. De la familia etimológica de doctor (V.).
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