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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The sort of language spoken by teachers. humorous, sometimes, uncountable

   "'Troubled', the headmaster had said, presumably teacherese for the same thing."

Example

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"'Troubled', the headmaster had said, presumably teacherese for the same thing."

Etymology

From teacher + -ese.

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