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doctor's degree

American  
[dok-terz di-gree] / ˈdɒk tərz dɪˈgri /

noun

  1. doctorate.

  2. a degree awarded to a graduate of a school of medicine, dentistry, or veterinary science.


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“It is unbelievable that a person who has a doctor’s degree in law has not read the bill through,” said Robert Kropiwnicki of the opposition Civic Coalition.

From Seattle Times Jun. 2, 2023

My husband has a master’s and doctor’s degree in business administration, so in theory, has the tools to run a business.

From Slate Jun. 23, 2022

A graduate of St. John's University, he is close to a doctor's degree in advanced mathematics at M.I.T., where his grades average 4.9 out of a possible 5.

From Time Magazine Archive

There are not many U.S. economists with a doctor's degree in Biblical archeology.

From Time Magazine Archive

He had indeed, if his own unsupported evidence may be trusted, obtained a doctor’s degree on the continent; but this dignity proved utterly useless to him.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" by Various

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