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Word: Faculty
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English: from Old French faculte, from Latin facultas, from facilis ‘easy’, from facere ‘make, do’
ˈfaklti
an inherent mental or physical power
Short Definition:inherent mental or physical power
Examples:- her critical faculties
- the faculty of sight
a group of university departments concerned with a major division of knowledge
Short Definition:group of university departments concerned with major division of knowledge
Examples:- the Faculty of Arts
- the law faculty
a licence or authorization from a Church authority
Short Definition:licence or authorization from Church authority
Examples:- the vicar introduced certain ornaments without the necessary faculty to do so
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