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postgraduate

adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˌpəʊstˈɡɹædju.ət/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

of or relating to studies beyond a bachelor's degree

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • graduate courses

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: graduate(a)

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

a student who continues studies after graduation

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: graduate student, grad student

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: collegian, college man, college boy

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- English graduate English postgraduate From post- + graduate.

Across languages

Translations

45 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: ասպիրանտական (aspirantakan) — of studies taking place after completing a degree
  • Bulgarian: следдипломен (sleddiplomen) — of studies taking place after completing a degree
  • Chinese Mandarin: 研究生的 (yánjiūshēng de) — of studies taking place after completing a degree
  • Finnish: jatko-opinto- — of studies taking place after completing a degree
  • German: Aufbau- — of studies taking place after completing a degree
  • German: Graduierten- — of studies taking place after completing a degree
  • German: Doktoranden- — of studies taking place after completing a degree
  • German: weiterführend — of studies taking place after completing a degree
  • German: postgradual — of studies taking place after completing a degree
  • Greek: μεταπτυχιακός (metaptychiakós) — of studies taking place after completing a degree
  • Hindi: स्नातकोत्तर (snātkottar) — of studies taking place after completing a degree
  • Hungarian: posztgraduális — of studies taking place after completing a degree
  • Indonesian: pascasarjana — of studies taking place after completing a degree
  • Malay: pascasiswazah — of studies taking place after completing a degree
  • Russian: послеву́зовский (poslevúzovskij) — of studies taking place after completing a degree
  • Spanish: postgraduado — of studies taking place after completing a degree
  • Spanish: de postgrado — of studies taking place after completing a degree
  • Vietnamese: cao học — of studies taking place after completing a degree
  • Armenian: ասպիրանտ (aspirant) — a person continuing to study after completing a degree
  • Bulgarian: аспирант (aspirant) — a person continuing to study after completing a degree
  • Bulgarian: докторант (doktorant) — a person continuing to study after completing a degree
  • Chinese Mandarin: 研究生 (yánjiūshēng) — a person continuing to study after completing a degree
  • Finnish: jatko-opiskelija — a person continuing to study after completing a degree
  • Greek: μεταπτυχιακός φοιτητής (metaptychiakós foititís) — a person continuing to study after completing a degree
  • Hindi: स्नातकोत्तर (snātkottar) — a person continuing to study after completing a degree
  • Hungarian: PhD-hallgató — a person continuing to study after completing a degree
  • Hungarian: doktorandusz — a person continuing to study after completing a degree
  • Irish: iarchéimí — a person continuing to study after completing a degree
  • Japanese: 院生 (insei) — a person continuing to study after completing a degree
  • Japanese: 研究生 (kenkyūsei) — a person continuing to study after completing a degree
  • Japanese: 大学院生 (daigakuinsei) — a person continuing to study after completing a degree
  • Korean: 원생 (wonsaeng) — a person continuing to study after completing a degree
  • Macedonian: постдипло́мец (postdiplómec) — a person continuing to study after completing a degree
  • Malay: pascasiswazah — a person continuing to study after completing a degree
  • Portuguese: pós-graduando — a person continuing to study after completing a degree
  • Russian: аспира́нт (aspiránt) — a person continuing to study after completing a degree
  • Russian: аспира́нтка (aspirántka) — a person continuing to study after completing a degree
  • Scottish Gaelic: for-cheumnaiche — a person continuing to study after completing a degree
  • Spanish: postgraduado — a person continuing to study after completing a degree
  • Spanish: estudiante de postgrado — a person continuing to study after completing a degree
  • Swedish: forskarstuderande — a person continuing to study after completing a degree
  • Swedish: doktorand — a person continuing to study after completing a degree
  • Uyghur: ئاسپىرانت (aspirant) — a person continuing to study after completing a degree
  • Yiddish: אַספּיראַנט (aspirant) — a person continuing to study after completing a degree
  • Yiddish: אַספּיראַנטקע (aspirantke) — a person continuing to study after completing a degree
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