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pensum.

teaching load; quota (set number of workhours for a teacher or a lecturer)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpɛn.sum/

  1. teaching load; quota (set number of workhours for a teacher or a lecturer)

    neuter

  2. quota (certain amount of something)

    literary · neuter
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend- Proto-Indo-European *(s)péndeti Proto-Italic *pendō Latin pendō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-sos Latin -sus Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -um Latin -sum Latin pensumlbor. Polish pensum Learned borrowing from Latin pensum. Doublet of peso.

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