"faculty" meaning in English

See faculty in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈfæ.kəl.ti/ Audio: en-us-faculty.ogg [US] Forms: faculty [singular], faculties [plural]
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  1. Faculty are the academic staff at schools, colleges or universities. Tags: US
    Sense id: simple-faculty-en-noun-3ygXKLLF
  2. A faculty is a division of a university.
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