postgraduate

[pohst-graj-oo-it, -eyt]

post·grad·u·ate

[pohst-graj-oo-it, -eyt]
adjective
1.
of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or consisting of post-graduates: a postgraduate seminar.
noun
2.
a student who is taking advanced work after graduation, as from a high school or college.

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Origin:
1855–60; post- + graduate
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postgraduate (pəʊstˈɡrædjʊɪt)
 
n
1.  a student who has obtained a degree from a university, etc, and is pursuing studies for a more advanced qualification
2.  (modifier) of or relating to such a student or to his studies

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