English dictionary
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English noun: faculty | |||
| 1. | faculty (cognition) one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind | ||
| Synonyms | mental faculty, module | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ability, power | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | attention, intellect, language, memory, reason, retention, retentiveness, retentivity, sensation, sense, sensory faculty, sentience, sentiency, speech, understanding, volition, will | ||
| 2. | faculty (group) the body of teachers and administrators at a school | ||
| Samples | The dean addressed the letter to the entire staff of the university. | ||
| Synonyms | staff | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | body | ||
| Member holonym | prof, professor | ||
| Member meronym | school | ||
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