noun
Meaning 1
The highest degree awarded by a university faculty.
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noun
The highest degree awarded by a university faculty.
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verb
To make (someone) into a doctor.
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Usage: archaic
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noun
one of the highest earned academic degrees conferred by a university
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: doctor's degree
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Broader terms: academic degree, degree
Narrower terms: Doctor of Dental Medicine, DMD, Doctor of Dental Surgery, DDS, Doctor of Divinity, DD, Doctor of Education, EdD, DEd, Doctor of Medicine, MD, Doctor of Music, DMus, MusD, Doctor of Musical Arts, AMusD, Doctor of Optometry, OD, Doctor of Osteopathy, DO, Doctor of Arts, D.A., Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Public Health, DPH, Doctor of Theology, ThD, Doctor of Sacred Theology, STD
History
From Latin doctōrātus.
Across languages
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