ETYM French département, from départir. Related to Depart.
1. A specialized division of a large organization; SYN. section.
2. A specialized sphere of knowledge.
3. The territorial and administrative division of some countries (such as France).
ETYM French faculté, Latin facultas, from facilis easy (cf. facul easily), from fecere to make. Related to Fact, Facility.
Talent; capability; branch of study and its students in university; governing body of university or college; body of teachers and administrators in a university; Ecclesiastical, permission to add to or alter fabric of church.
Biology, able to exist in different forms and conditions.
One of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind; SYN. mental faculty, module.
1. An educational institution
2. An educational institution's faculty and students
3. The process of being formally educated at a school; SYN. schooling.
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4. The period of instruction in a school; or; SYN. schooltime.
5. A place where young people receive education; SYN. schoolhouse.
6. A body of creative artists or writers or thinkers linked by a similar style or by similar teachers
7. In education, an institution where instruction takes place. Some are accredited.