doc·tor·ate

[dok-ter-it]
noun
1.
2.
doctor's degree ( defs 1, 2 ).

Origin:
1670–80; < Medieval Latin doctorātus degree of doctor. See doctor, -ate3

pre·doc·tor·ate, noun
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doctorate (ˈdɒktərɪt, -trɪt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
Also called: doctor's degree the highest academic degree in any field of knowledge

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Doctorate is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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doctorate
"degree of a doctor," 1670s, from doctor + -ate (1).
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Example sentences
My experience with including the doctorate on my résumé has been negative.
He studied archeology in his spare time, and earned a doctorate at forty-one,
  when he quit teaching.
If you have a doctorate, that's great, but don't spend more than two or three
  sentences discussing your dissertation.
People who earn a doctorate degree are dedicated to learning how the world
  works.
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