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| fac·ul·ty [ fák'ltee ] (plural fac·ul·ties) |
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1. ability: a capacity or ability that somebody is born with or learns
  a great faculty for learning languages
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2. mental power: a mental power or ability such as reason or memory
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3. education entire teaching staff: the entire teaching staff of a university, college, or school, including any administrators holding academic rank
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4. education teaching staff for particular university division: the teaching staff of a particular faculty in a university or college
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5. education division of university: a department or group of departments dealing with a particular subject in a university or college
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6. all members of profession: all of the people who practice a particular profession, especially medicine
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7. power granted by authority: a power or right given by an authority
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| [14th century. Via French< Latin facultas< facilis "easy"] |
