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doctorate

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doc⋅tor⋅ate

[dok-ter-it]
–noun
1. Doctor of Philosophy (def. 1).
2. doctor's degree (defs. 1, 2).

Origin:
1670–80; < ML doctorātus degree of doctor. See doctor, -ate 3

Doctor of Philosophy

–noun
1. Also called doctorate. the highest degree awarded by a graduate school, usually to a person who has completed at least three years of graduate study and a dissertation approved by a board of professors.
2. a person who has been awarded this degree. Abbreviation: Ph.D.

doctor's degree

–noun
1. any of several academic degrees of the highest rank, as the Ph.D. or Ed.D., awarded by universities and some colleges for completing advanced work in graduate school or a professional school.
2. an honorary degree conferring the title of doctor upon the recipient, as with the LL.D. degree.
3. a degree awarded to a graduate of a school of medicine, dentistry, or veterinary science.
Also called doctorate (for defs. 1, 2).
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doc·tor·ate   (dŏk'tər-ĭt)   
n.  The degree or status of a doctor as conferred by a university.
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