doctorate
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7.0
- noun
- /ˈdɒktərɪt/
- Specialized
:
doctorado
- She holds a doctorate in veterinary medicine.
- earn a doctorate
- hold a doctorate
- receive a doctorate
She's now doing a a doctorate at Oxford.
- She's now doing a a doctorate at Oxford.
- My brother has is a doctorate in, you know, genetics.
- She is the recipient of numerous prizes and awards, including various doctorate degrees.
- It came in the in my my file and my dad had a doctorate.
- And halfway through my doctorate, I during that time, I'd gotten married, had a child.
- So I got my doctorate at MIT in the theory group, which is like scary.
- So in the most recent Daily News article, they talk about the NSF survey of earned doctorates.
- When he was a student here doing his doctorate, he unearthed an electronic program which people could join.
- He will be given a post humus honorary doctorate by Royal Holloway, University of London as well in that year.
- There are a few schools that do doctorates in fashion design or other fashion related subjects, but there are very few.
- And so, I mean, I have this odd degree, a doctorate in drama and theology, which is the least marketable degree you could get in the world.
- And magic Morgan might have been on a path for her with her doctorate still struggling.
- Kiva Goldsman's another one doctorate at Pixar, but I don't have favorites.
Examples
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Our honorees today getting doctorate degrees to apparently opposite fields, HIV and AIDS and the spoken word.
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The high percentage of CAOs earning their doctorate before 1990 suggests that these individuals may be approaching retirement.
Academic text (2008) -
When he finished with his doctorate in Canada, would he come back to Mexico?
Fiction book (2002) -
And then I got my M.A. and my doctorate the same way.
Fiction book (1998) -
My dream is to earn a doctorate in child psychology.
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I came from Montana and did my doctorate here in Harvard.
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Despite all that they went through, they persevered and got their doctorate in Chemistry.
Academic text (2008) -
Thus, he returned to school to earn a doctorate in sociology and then a master's degree in public health.
Academic text (2011) -
She's just finished her doctorate at Radcliffe.
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My dream is to earn a doctorate in child psychology.
Synonyms
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2.3
A qualification given by a college or university after you finish study
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4.8
A university degree given for advanced research after several years of study
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3.5
A doctor qualified to treat patients
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3.2
A certificate from a college or university that shows someone finished a course of study
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5.4
A university degree that shows you did new research after several years of study
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8.6
A special degree given by a university for important work in science
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5.0
A university degree in science that universities give for important research or as an honor
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8.4
A university degree given for advanced study or work in science
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8.1
A university degree for people who work in education
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8.6
A high university degree in religious study given to senior scholars
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3.7
A university degree that lets a person treat sick people
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4.4
The highest university award for advanced study and research, often called a PhD
A university degree for advanced research in one subject usually earned after several years and a long research paper
An advanced university degree equal to a PhD often awarded by some British universities such as Oxford
A high-level degree for study or achievement in arts and humanities
A university degree for advanced study and research about teaching and schools
A university degree for people who teach in an arts or science subject
A university degree that shows advanced study or performance in music
A top university degree in music that people get for advanced study or achievement
An advanced university degree for people who perform, write, or conduct music
An honorary university degree given for important work in literature or the humanities
A university degree for advanced study and research about religion
A university degree given after study or to honour someone for important work in law
How Advanced
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Doctorate comes from doctor, which comes from the Latin word docere meaning 'to teach'. That's why a doctorate is a top university degree that shows you can teach and are an expert after long original research.