postdoctoral

[ pohst-dok-ter-uhl ]

adjective
  1. of or relating to study or professional work undertaken after the receipt of a doctorate: postdoctoral courses.

Origin of postdoctoral

1
1935–40; post- + doctoral

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British Dictionary definitions for postdoctoral

postdoctoral

/ (pəʊstˈdɒktərəl) /


adjective
  1. of, relating to, or designating studies, research, or professional work above the level of a doctorate

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