residency

C1 · Advanced Countable noun Medicine American English · Technical

n. a period of specialized medical training in a hospital for a doctor.

n. a stage of graduate medical education where a doctor practices medicine under supervision in a hospital.

“After finishing medical school, he started his residency in surgery.”

“During her three-year residency in pediatrics, she worked eighty-hour weeks while rotating through various specialized hospital wards.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun Music

n. a job where an artist or musician performs regularly at one place for a long time.

n. a fixed-term appointment for a creative professional, such as a musician or writer, to work or perform at a specific institution or venue.

“The famous singer has a two-year residency at a hotel in Las Vegas.”

“The string quartet accepted a prestigious residency at the university, which involved both public performances and mentoring student composers.”