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passmen

passmen is the plural of passman.

Meaning of passman

Noun

passman (plural passmen)

  1. (UK, archaic) One who passes a university degree, but without honours.
    • As one reads history—not in the expurgated editions written for schoolboys and passmen, but in the original authorities of each time—one is absolutely sickened, not by the crimes that the wicked have committed, but by the punishments that the good have inflicted; […]1891 March 15, Oscar Wilde, “The Soul of Man under Socialism”, in Oscar Wilde, William Morris, W[illiam] C[harles] Owen, The Soul of Man under Socialism, The Socialist Ideal—Art and The Coming...
    Synonyms:
    poll, pollman

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Questions about passmen

What is passmen the plural of?
Passmen is the plural of passman.

Words near passmen in the dictionary

  1. passkey
  2. passkeys
  3. passless
  4. passman
  5. Passmans
  6. passmen
  7. passment
  8. passments
  9. Passmore
  10. Passmores
  11. passoid

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