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doctorate — doc‧tor‧ate [ˈdɒktrt ǁ ˈdɑːk ] noun [countable] the highest university degree: • Goodwin earned her doctorate in political science from Harvard in 1978. • an honorary doctorate from Oxford University … Financial and business terms
Doctorate — Doc tor*ate, n. [Cf. F. doctorat.] The degree, title, or rank, of a doctor. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Doctorate — Doc tor*ate, v. t. To make (one) a doctor. [1913 Webster] He was bred . . . in Oxford and there doctorated. Fuller. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
doctorate — (n.) degree of a doctor, 1670s; see DOCTOR (Cf. doctor) + ATE (Cf. ate) (1) … Etymology dictionary
doctorate — ► NOUN ▪ the highest degree awarded by a university faculty … English terms dictionary
Doctorate — Aquatint of a Doctor of Divinity at the University of Oxford, in the scarlet and black academic robes corresponding to his position. From Rudolph Ackermann s History of Oxford, 1814. A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that… … Wikipedia
doctorate — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ honorary ▪ engineering, music, etc. VERB + DOCTORATE ▪ do, study for, take … Collocations dictionary
doctorate — n. 1) to award, grant a doctorate 2) to earn a doctorate 3) an earned (AE); honorary doctorate 4) a doctorate in (a doctorate in physics) * * * [ dɒkt(ə)reɪt] grant a doctorate honorary doctorate to award to earn a doctorate an earned (AE) … Combinatory dictionary
doctorate — UK [ˈdɒkt(ə)rət] / US [ˈdɑktərət] noun [countable] Word forms doctorate : singular doctorate plural doctorates the highest qualification given by a university He was awarded a doctorate in mathematics … English dictionary
doctorate — doc|tor|ate [ˈdɔktərıt US ˈda:k ] n a university degree of the highest level doctorate in ▪ She received her doctorate in history in 1998 … Dictionary of contemporary English
