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postgraduate

[ pohst-graj-oo-it, -eyt ]
/ poʊstˈgrædʒ u ɪt, -ˌeɪt /
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adjective
of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or consisting of post-graduates: a postgraduate seminar.
noun
a student who is taking advanced work after graduation, as from a high school or college.
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Origin of postgraduate

First recorded in 1855–60; post- + graduate
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How to use postgraduate in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for postgraduate

postgraduate
/ (pəʊstˈɡrædjʊɪt) /

noun
a student who has obtained a degree from a university, etc, and is pursuing studies for a more advanced qualification
(modifier) of or relating to such a student or to his studies
Also (US and Canadian): graduate
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