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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The fact or activity of being a schoolmaster; teaching. uncountable

   "A spell of schoolmastering there did not endear him to the life of a pedagogue […]."

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of schoolmaster form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

academicdonnishpedagogicalpedanticprofessorialteachy

Example

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"A spell of schoolmastering there did not endear him to the life of a pedagogue […]."

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