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💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Doctorate"

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postgraduatenoun	A person continuing to study in a field after having successfully completed a degree course.
graduatenoun	A person who is recognized by a university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution.
degreenoun	(education) A stage of proficiency or qualification in a course of study, now especially an award bestowed by a university/college, as a certification of academic achievement. (In the United States, can include secondary schools.)
doctoral	Relating to a doctorate.
phdnoun	Alternative form of Ph.D.. [Doctor of Philosophy, a terminal research degree, the highest of academic degrees conferred by a college or university.]
dissertationnoun	A formal exposition of a subject, especially a research paper that students write in order to complete the requirements for a doctoral degree in the US and a non-doctoral degree in the UK; a thesis.
thesisnoun	(by extension) A lengthy essay written to establish the validity of a thesis (sense 1.1), especially one submitted in order to complete the requirements for a non-doctoral degree in the US and a doctoral degree in the UK; a dissertation.
docnoun	(informal) A doctor.
doctornoun	A physician; a member of the medical profession; one who is trained and licensed to heal the sick or injured. The final examination and qualification may award a doctor degree in which case the post-nominal letters are DO, DPM, MD, DMD, or DDS in the US, or MBBS or BDS in the UK.
ph.dnoun	—
ph.d.noun	Doctor of Philosophy, a terminal research degree, the highest of academic degrees conferred by a college or university.
dphilnoun	Alternative form of D.Phil.. [(Oxford University, otherwise historical) Synonym of Ph.D. (as awarded by Oxford University.)]
d.phil.noun	(Oxford University, otherwise historical) Synonym of Ph.D. (as awarded by Oxford University.)
eddnoun	(medicine) Acronym of estimated date of delivery. [(medicine) Synonym of due date (“the date on which a pregnant female is expected to give birth”).]
dbanoun	(business) A business doing business under such an alias.
jdnoun	(law) Initialism of Juris Doctor. [A professional doctorate in law, and in some countries, a first professional graduate degree.]
mdnoun	(British, medicine) Medicinae Doctor: Symbol indicating a higher research doctorate in medicine; Doctor of Medicine
ddsnoun	(medicine) Initialism of Doctor of Dental Surgery, a terminal higher education degree.
dvmnoun	Initialism of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine.
psydnoun	Alternative form of Psy.D..