"apprenticeship" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /əˈpɹɛn.tɪs.ʃɪp/, /əˈpɹɛn.tɪʃ.ʃɪp/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-apprenticeship.wav [General-American], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-apprenticeship.wav [US] Forms: apprenticeships [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree English apprentice Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English apprenticeship From apprentice + -ship. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|apprentice|-ship|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English apprentice Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English apprenticeship [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-skapi", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-sċiepe", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-schipe", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ship", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "apprenticeship", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="apprenticeship"> From apprentice + -ship. Head templates: {{en-noun}} apprenticeship (plural apprenticeships)
  1. The condition of, or the time served by, an apprentice. Coordinate_terms: pre-apprenticeship, journeymanship, mastership, mastery Translations (condition of, or the time served by, an apprentice): aprenentatge [masculine] (Catalan), stage [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), harjoittelu (Finnish), apprentissage [masculine] (French), Ausbildungszeit [feminine] (German), Lehre [feminine] (German), Lehrzeit [feminine] (German), Stage (German), tirocinio [masculine] (Italian), aprendizado [masculine] (Portuguese), ucenicie [feminine] (Romanian), стажировка (stažirovka) [feminine] (Russian), preantasachd [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), tàilleabhachd [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), aprendizaje [feminine] (Spanish), tiempo como aprendiz [masculine] (Spanish), uanagenzi (Swahili), çıraklık (Turkish), stadje [masculine] (Walloon)
    Sense id: en-apprenticeship-en-noun-0DQVTo7F Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ship, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swahili translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Walloon translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 64 36 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 58 42 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 58 42 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 66 34 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 39 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ship: 49 51 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Swahili translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Walloon translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of 'condition of, or the time served by, an apprentice': 91 9
  2. The system by which a person learning a craft or trade is instructed by a master for a set time under set conditions. Hypernyms: training, education Translations (system by which a person learning a craft or trade is instructed): aprenentatge [masculine] (Catalan), stage [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), oppisopimus (Finnish), apprentissage [masculine] (French), Lehre [feminine] (German), Ausbildung [feminine] (German), Lehrstelle [feminine] (German), Stage (German), apprendistato (Italian), aprendizado [masculine] (Portuguese), aprendizagem [feminine] (Portuguese), стажировка (stažirovka) [feminine] (Russian), preantasachd [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), tàilleabhachd [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), formación profesional [feminine] (Spanish), uanagenzi (Swahili), aprindissaedje [masculine] (Walloon), stadje [masculine] (Walloon)
    Sense id: en-apprenticeship-en-noun-gLFkNsvo Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ship, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ship: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of 'system by which a person learning a craft or trade is instructed': 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: pre-apprenticeship

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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