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doctorate
What does doctorate mean?
doctorate (noun): the highest degree awarded by a university faculty.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use doctorate in a sentence?
- She received a doctorate. (Tatoeba sentence #13523530 by frpzzd, CC BY 2.0 FR)
How do you pronounce doctorate?
/ˈdɑktəɹət/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does doctorate come from?
From Latin doctōrātus.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to doctorate
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “doctorate” mean?
the highest degree awarded by a university faculty
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an exercise session; a period of physical exercise
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being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance
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a standard or model or pattern regarded as typical
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