doctor's degree
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4.4
- noun
- /ˈdɑktərz dɪˈɡri/
:
doctorado
- After dedicating several years to her studies, she proudly received her doctor's degree in psychology.
- master's and doctor's degree
Examples
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Many students aspire to obtain a doctor's degree to advance their careers in academia.
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In 1950, no university had granted a doctor's degree in folklore; in 1963, eleven such degrees had been earned at one university, and a second had newly announced the initiation of a graduate department in folklore.
Academic text (2017) -
Does a doctor's degree carry with it compulsory suicide?
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"Will anyone pretend for a moment," James asked, "that the doctor's degree is a guarantee that its possessor will be successful as a teacher?"
Academic text (1990) -
At Indiana University, more than fifty graduate students are seeking master's and doctor's degrees in folklore, and they have come from ten foreign countries in Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.
Academic text (2017) -
He earned his doctor's degree in biology after completing years of research.
Synonyms
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4.8
A university degree given for advanced research after several years of study
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7.0
A university degree you get after long study and your own research
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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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8.1
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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A university degree that lets a person treat sick people
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5.3
A university degree given to dentists after dental school
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 university degree for people who teach in an arts or science subject
A high-level degree for study or achievement in arts and humanities
An advanced university degree for people who perform, write, or conduct music
A university degree that shows advanced study or performance in music
A university degree for advanced study and research about teaching and schools
A university degree given after study or to honour someone for important work in law
A doctor qualified in osteopathic medicine who can treat patients, prescribe medicine, and perform surgery
A university degree that lets someone work as a dentist
A degree dentists receive after dental school that lets them operate on teeth
A high-level degree for people who test and treat problems with sight
How Advanced
Surface Forms
Morphology
doctor's + degree
The meaning 'an academic degree associated with a doctor' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'doctor' (a person with a high medical or academic title) with 'degree' (an awarded academic qualification); the possessive construction signals ownership/association. This compositional pattern is common across languages and in academic contexts, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily infer that it means a doctoral/advanced university degree.
Etymology
Doctor's degree comes from the old use of doctor, a word from Latin that meant 'to teach'. In early universities a doctor was a senior teacher who had the highest skills, so a doctor's degree became the name for the top academic qualification.