adjunct
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7.7
- adjective
- /ˈædʒʌŋkt/
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adjunto
- Mary C. McMackin is an adjunct faculty member and practicum adviser at Lesley College, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
- adjunct faculty
- an adjunct professor
- an adjunct instructor
And I hold the IT might be oxymoronic rank of adjunct professor.
- And I hold the IT might be oxymoronic rank of adjunct professor.
- She's currently an adjunct professor at the Thomas M Cooley Law School and Michigan State University School of Law.
Examples
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The university often hires adjunct faculty to fill in gaps in their course offerings for the semester.
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Elizabeth Meese is a professor of English and an adjunct professor of women's studies at the University of Alabama.
Fiction book (1992) -
I teach constitutional law as an adjunct professor at ASU.
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And I'm also an adjunct professor of law at Willamette University.
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During spring 2011, he is an adjunct faculty member at St. Joseph's University, Philadelphia, PA.
Academic text (2011) -
The degree of reliance on adjunct faculty members varies with academic discipline.
Academic text (2011) -
She's currently an adjunct professor at the Thomas M Cooley Law School and Michigan State University School of Law.
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JAMES P. RUBIN is an Adjunct Professor at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs.
Academic text (2008) -
Karen Franklin, Ph.D., is a forensic psychologist and adjunct professor at Alliant University in Northern California.
Blog text (17) -
Barry Bennett is an attorney and writer in Portland, Oregon, and an adjunct instructor at Marylhurst University in Marylhurst, Oregon.
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
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2.8
Having a lower job that supports a higher role
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5.9
Helping and less important than the main part
Gives extra support to the main part
Connected to and used with another thing, like a house
Antonyms
How Primary
Surface Forms
Etymology
Adjunct comes from Latin ad- 'to' and jungere 'to join', like the English words join or joint. So when someone or something is adjunct it is 'joined to' another as a secondary or supporting part.