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doctorate
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doc·tor·ate  (dktr-t)
n.
The degree or status of a doctor as conferred by a university.
doctorate [ˈdɒktərɪt -trɪt]
n
(Social Science / Education) the highest academic degree in any field of knowledge Also called doctor's degree
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Noun1.doctorate - one of the highest earned academic degrees conferred by a universitydoctorate - one of the highest earned academic degrees conferred by a university
doctor's degree
academic degree, degree - an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study; "he earned his degree at Princeton summa cum laude"
DMD, Doctor of Dental Medicine - a doctor's degree in dental medicine
DDS, Doctor of Dental Surgery - a doctor's degree in dental surgery
DD, Doctor of Divinity - a doctor's degree in religion
DEd, Doctor of Education, EdD - a doctor's degree in education
Doctor of Medicine, MD - a doctor's degree in medicine
DMus, Doctor of Music, MusD - a doctor's degree in music
AMusD, Doctor of Musical Arts - a doctor's degree in musical arts
Doctor of Optometry, OD - a doctor's degree in optometry
Doctor of Osteopathy, DO - doctor's degree in osteopathy
D.A., Doctor of Arts - a doctor's degree with a special disciplinary focus
Doctor of Philosophy - a doctorate awarded for original contributions to knowledge
Doctor of Public Health, DPH - a doctor's degree in preventive medicine
Doctor of Theology, ThD - a doctor's degree in theology
Doctor of Sacred Theology, STD - a doctor's degree in theology; "STD is from the Latin Sanctae Theologiae Doctor"
Translations
doctorate [ˈdɒktərɪt] N → doctorado m DEGREE
doctorate [ˈdɒktərət] n → doctorat m
doctorate
n → Doktorwürde f; doctorate in science/philosophy → Doktor(titel) m → in Naturwissenschaften/Philosophie; to gain one’s doctorate → die Doktorwürde verliehen bekommen; to take one’s doctorate → seinen Doktor machen; he’s still doing his doctorate → er sitzt immer noch an seiner Doktorarbeit
doctorate [ˈdɒkt/ərɪt] n → dottorato di ricerca
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