doctorate

[dok-ter-it]

noun

1. any of several academic degrees of the highest rank, as the Ph.D. or Ed.D., awarded by universities and some colleges for completing advanced work in graduate school or a professional school.

2. an honorary degree conferring the title of doctor upon the recipient, as with the LL.D. degree.

doctorate

/ ˈdɒktərɪt, -trɪt /

noun

1. Also called: doctor's degree. the highest academic degree in any field of knowledge

Other Word Forms

• predoctorate noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of doctorate¹

First recorded in 1670–80; from Medieval Latin doctōrātus; doctor, -ate ³

Example Sentences

Dapash, who did his doctorate in sustainability education at Arizona’s Prescott College, reports instances of wildebeest turning back to avoid the camp, which opened in August during the height of the annual migration.

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Dr. Gibson-Gray earned a bachelor’s degree in engineering, and a master’s and doctorate in physics, all from the University of Delaware.

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And stronger than my desire to obtain my doctorate in math, I had started feeling the urge to have a baby.

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Mr. Koppell, the president, holds a bachelor’s degree in government and a master’s and doctorate in political science.

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He eventually obtained bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Wyoming and studied toward a doctorate at the University of Wisconsin.

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