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tutelage

How to use tutelage in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for tutelage.

Editorial note

I am not a startup under the tutelage of Paul Graham.

Examples13
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

teaching pupils individually (usually by a tutor hired privately)

Meaning at a glance

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noun

teaching pupils individually (usually by a tutor hired privately)

noun

attention and management implying responsibility for safety; "he is in the care of a bodyguard"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for tutelage.

noun

teaching pupils individually (usually by a tutor hired privately)

noun

attention and management implying responsibility for safety; "he is in the care of a bodyguard"

Example sentences

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I am not a startup under the tutelage of Paul Graham.

2

I reckon I might have benifited from your tutelage at some point.

3

You probably went to grad school under the tutelage of professors in the same circle...

4

I guess memes should be taken in context with the help or under the tutelage of a native speaker.

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I think this might be interesting for tutelage and education, though.

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What won't go away is the consistency in tutelage and the invaluable, growing alumni network.

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Boosting the morale of Microsoft employees by talking about how awesome they are and how their lives will improve under his tutelage.

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The fact is that unless it's in the student's own field of research interest, it's far much profitable to the kids to be under the tutelage of a teacher rather than a researcher.

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This kid's parents knew the right people and had the right amount of cash to get him the expensive, needs-connections education and tutelage required to "create a truly outstanding college application.

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If these ideas interest you, a good book to pick up is "The Mountain of Silence," in which an anthropologist visits Orthodox monasteries in Greece to try and understand these things, under the tutelage of a monk.

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Consider this interesting report: Under Pepperbergs patient tutelage, Alex [a parrot] learned how to use his vocal tract to imitate almost one hundred English words, including the sounds for all of these foods, although he calls an apple a banerry.

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The resources available at my uni, which has a $2b/yr operating budget, were orders of magnitude better than hers, but the education I received was far less personal and -- again speaking in generalities -- not as good as what she received with the small class sizes and personal tutelage from her professors.

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I referred to this NGM article in another sub-parent comment here, but I think it contains very relevant on-topic animal intelligence language-related insights, so posting a link and a couple of short excerpts from it here: Under Pepperberg’s patient tutelage, Alex [a parrot] learned how to use his vocal tract to imitate almost one hundred English words, including the sounds for all of these foods, although he calls an apple a “banerry.”\n\n “Apples taste a little bit like bananas to him, and they look a little bit like cherries, so Alex made up that word for them,” Pepperberg said.\n\n [...]\n\n [...] because Alex was able to produce a close approximation of the sounds of some English words, Pepperberg could ask him questions about a bird’s basic understanding of the world.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use tutelage in a sentence?

I am not a startup under the tutelage of Paul Graham.

What does tutelage mean?

teaching pupils individually (usually by a tutor hired privately)

What part of speech is tutelage?

tutelage is commonly used as noun.