Phrase guide

graduate school

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A school that awards advanced degrees, such as doctoral degrees; a postgraduate school.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a school in a university offering study leading to degrees beyond the bachelor's degree

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: grad school

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: school

Narrower terms: business school, dental school, school of dentistry, law school, school of law, medical school, school of medicine

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Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: аспіранту́ра (aspirantúra) — a school that awards advanced degrees
  • Chinese Mandarin: 研究生院 (yánjiūshēngyuàn) — a school that awards advanced degrees
  • Chinese Mandarin: 大學院 /大学院 (dàxuéyuàn) — a school that awards advanced degrees
  • Estonian: magistriõpe — a school that awards advanced degrees
  • Finnish: tohtorikoulu — a school that awards advanced degrees
  • French: école d'études avancées — a school that awards advanced degrees
  • German: Graduiertenschule — a school that awards advanced degrees
  • Hungarian: doktori iskola — a school that awards advanced degrees
  • Hungarian: mesterképzés — a school that awards advanced degrees
  • Japanese: 大学院 (daigakuin) — a school that awards advanced degrees
  • Korean: 대학원 (daehagwon) — a school that awards advanced degrees
  • Russian: аспиранту́ра (aspirantúra) — a school that awards advanced degrees
  • Tagalog: dalubhasikan — a school that awards advanced degrees
  • Ukrainian: аспіранту́ра (aspirantúra) — a school that awards advanced degrees
  • Vietnamese: trường cao học — a school that awards advanced degrees