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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.

Origin:
1855–60; post- + graduate
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post·grad·u·ate   (pōst-grāj'ōō-ĭt, -āt')   
adj.  Of, relating to, or pursuing advanced study after graduation from high school or college.
n.  One who is engaged in postgraduate study.
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