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MusD

MusD

9.1
A top university degree in music given after long study
  • noun
  • /mʌs di/
  • Formal
translation icon : MusD
  • After years of study, she finally earned her MusD from Oxford University.

Examples

  • She earned her MusD from Juilliard.

  • The MusD program at Yale is highly competitive.

  • Applicants for the MusD program must demonstrate exceptional musical ability.

  • The university appointed him as a professor after receiving his MusD.

  • After years of study, she finally earned her MusD from Oxford University.

  • Applicants for the MusD program must demonstrate exceptional musical ability.

  • The university appointed him as a professor after receiving his MusD.

Synonyms

Doctor of Music
vsMusD
  • Specialized
6.7

A university degree that shows advanced study or performance in music

is the abbreviated written form used by universities
DMus
vsMusD
  • UK
9.4

A top university degree in music that people get for advanced study or achievement

is the full formal title written in words rather than letters

How Advanced

MusD
  • Formal
9.1
PhD
  • UK
139 4.8

Surface Forms

MusD singular
MusDs plural

Etymology

MusD comes from the old Latin phrase musicae doctor, which means 'teacher of music' and shares the same root as the common word music. So, MusD is the title given to someone with the highest university degree in music.