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Definition of apprenticeship noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

apprenticeship noun  /əˈprentɪʃɪp/  /əˈprentɪʃɪp/ [countable, uncountable] jump to other results

1. a period of time working as an apprentice; a job as an apprentice
   • She was in the second year of her apprenticeship as a carpenter.
   • He had served his apprenticeship as a plumber.
   • Apprenticeships were becoming more difficult to find.
   CultureIn Britain apprenticeships are a system of training in which young people learn while working in a particular area of work in order to gain knowledge, skills and qualifications in that area.Topics Jobsc1

See apprenticeship in the Oxford Advanced American DictionaryCheck pronunciation: apprenticeship

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