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undergraduate vs. postgraduate

undergraduate
[uhn-der-graj-oo-it, -eyt] / ˌʌn dərˈgrædʒ u ɪt, -ˌeɪt /

noun

  1. a student in a university or college who has not received a first, especially a bachelor's, degree.

adjective

  1. having the standing of an undergraduate.

  2. of, for, pertaining to, or characteristic of undergraduates.

postgraduate
[pohst-graj-oo-it, -eyt] / poʊstˈgrædʒ u ɪt, -ˌeɪt /

adjective

  1. of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or consisting of post-graduates.

    a postgraduate seminar.

noun

  1. a student who is taking advanced work after graduation, as from a high school or college.