Doctorate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈdɒk.tə.ɹɪt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Doctorate is a noun meaning The highest degree awarded by a university faculty.
Meaning
The highest degree awarded by a university faculty.
More Meanings
- (archaic) To make (someone) into a doctor.
Example Sentences
He was bred […] in Oxford and there doctorated.
Even after Salernum had a teacher of law [...] it could not doctorate in law.
Word Forms
- doctorates
- doctorating
- doctorated
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include postgraduate, graduate, degree, doctoral, dissertation, thesis.
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