"professorialism" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From professorial + -ism. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|professorial|ism}} professorial + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} professorialism (uncountable)
  1. The manners or habits of a professor. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-professorialism-en-noun-~8CiY3Ff
  2. The state of being a professor; professorship. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-professorialism-en-noun-IBSL0gMQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 76 19 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 13 62 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 85 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 90 7
  3. The quality of being professor-like; didactic, academic, erudite, stuffy, and/or pedantic. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-professorialism-en-noun-Ud9DnuwH
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