doctor's degree
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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
He had a dim-witted love of titles, once sent a letter to the University of Pennsylvania offering it the dedication of his Fourth Symphony in return for a doctor's degree.
From Time Magazine Archive
It is a protest against some of the objects to which years of graduate study have been devoted under the shadow of the doctor’s degree.
From The Unpopular Review, Number 19 July-December 1918 by Various
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