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faculty

 
/ˈfækəlti/ noun

Translation

[C] a natural ability to hear, see, think, move, etc
kabiliyet, yeti
[usually plural] After her stroke, my mother lost many of her faculties.1131
the English/law/science, etc faculty a particular department at a college or university, or the teachers in that department
fakülte; fakülte öğretim elemanları
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the faculty US all of the teachers at a school or college
öğretmenler/öğretim elemanları
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(Definition of faculty noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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