doctor's degree
Americannoun
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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
He shies away from the praise of peers by refusing to accept Emmy nominations; yet he flaunts his doctor's degree in education, earned at age 39.
From Time Magazine Archive
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There are not many U.S. economists with a doctor's degree in Biblical archeology.
From Time Magazine Archive
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His doctor's degree was conferred upon him in 1870 by the University of Aberdeen, where he had been so successful a student forty years previously.
From The Canadian Portrait Gallery - Volumes 1 to 4 by Dent, John Charles
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