doctor's degree

doc′tor's degree`

n.

1. any of several academic degrees of the highest rank awarded by universities and some colleges, as the Ph.D. or Ed.D., or an honorary degree, as the LL.D.

2. a degree awarded to a graduate of a school of medicine, dentistry, or veterinary science.

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doctor's degree - one of the highest earned academic degrees conferred by a university doctorate 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"

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