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mavenhood

mavenhood noun: the role or position of a maven.

Noun

mavenhood (uncountable)

  1. The role or position of a maven.
    • I am indebted to Markey’s staff for this insight into phrasal formation, but in the language mavenhood, you do not pay “cash for coinage.”2009 August 30, William Safire, “Clunkers”, in New York Times

Origin of mavenhood

From maven + -hood.

Questions about mavenhood

What does mavenhood mean?
Mavenhood means the role or position of a maven.
What part of speech is mavenhood?
Mavenhood is a noun.

Words near mavenhood in the dictionary

  1. mava
  2. mavacamten
  3. mavacoxib
  4. Mavea
  5. maven
  6. mavenhood
  7. mavenry
  8. mavens
  9. maverick
  10. maverick brand
  11. maverick brands

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