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 was a Quaker himself, had a doctor's degree from the Iliff School of Theology, and had been professor of religion at Friends University in Wichita, Kans.
From Time Magazine Archive
I couldn't understand it, and told him that three years ago I defended my master's thesis and explained the difference between a master's and doctor's degree.
From Time Magazine Archive
When Wei reached the age of twenty-two, and took his doctor's degree, his father, Mr Chu, finally vanished.
From Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) by Martinengo-Cesaresco, Countess Evelyn
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