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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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He spoke with scorn of Cambridge where he had taken his degree and with horror of the life which awaited him when, having taken his doctorate in Heidelberg, he must return to England and a pedagogic career.
Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
"Not so, good Doctor Byles," answered Sir William Howe; "if mirth were a crime, you had never gained your doctorate in divinity.
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