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prof
(prŏf)n. Informal
A professor.
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prof
(prɒf)n
(Education) informal short for professor
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prof
(prɒf)n.
Informal. professor.
[1830–40, Amer.; by shortening]
Prof.
Professor.
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| Noun | 1. |  prof - someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or universityfaculty, staff - the body of teachers and administrators at a school; "the dean addressed the letter to the entire staff of the university" assistant professor - a teacher or lower rank than an associate professor associate professor - a teacher lower in rank than a full professor but higher than an assistant professor full professor - a professor of the highest rank Regius professor - holder of a British professorship created by a royal patron visiting professor - a professor visiting another college or university to teach for a limited time |
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prof
n (inf) → Prof m (inf)
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