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Postgraduate

A person continuing to study in a field after having successfully completed a degree course.

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📖 Definitions of "Postgraduate"

noun

1
A person continuing to study in a field after having successfully completed a degree course.

adjective

1
Of studies which take place after having successfully completed a degree course.

🔄 Synonyms of "Postgraduate"

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
highnoun	Physically elevated, extending above a base or average level:
graduatenoun	A person who is recognized by a university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution.
graduate studentnoun	(Canada, US) A university student, usually already possessing a four-year degree, who is working on a master's degree or Ph.D.
grad studentnoun	graduate student

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Postgraduate"

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Word	Definition
graduatenoun	A person who is recognized by a university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution.
graduate studentnoun	(Canada, US) A university student, usually already possessing a four-year degree, who is working on a master's degree or Ph.D.
grad studentnoun	graduate student
highnoun	Physically elevated, extending above a base or average level:
postdoctoralnoun	After receiving a doctorate; especially of academic research or study beyond the level of a doctoral degree.
doctoratenoun	The highest degree awarded by a university faculty.
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.)
diplomanoun	A document issued by an educational institution testifying that the recipient has earned a degree or has successfully completed a particular course of study.
universitynoun	An institution of higher education that provides facilities for teaching, research, and the conferral of academic degrees across undergraduate, graduate, and often professional levels.
gradnoun	A type of Soviet artillery multiple rocket launcher, or a rocket fired by this.
higherverb	(transitive) To make higher; to raise or increase in amount or quantity.
post-graduate	Alternative form of postgraduate. [Of studies which take place after having successfully completed a degree course.]
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.]
institutenoun	An organization founded to promote a cause
professionalnoun	A person who belongs to a profession.
advanced	At or close to the state of the art.
supremenoun	(sometimes postpositive) Greatest, most excellent, extreme, most superior, highest, or utmost.
residencynoun	The condition of being a resident of a particular place.
academicnoun	Belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning, or a scholarly society or organization.