Word

doctorate, n.
(doctorates)
freq. cnt. 1

one of the highest earned academic degrees conferred by a university
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

doctor's degree doctorate

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derivationally related form

doctorial doctoral

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hypernym

degree, academic degree

hyponym

Doctor of Dental Medicine, DMD Doctor of Dental Surgery, DDS Doctor of Divinity, DD Doctor of Education, EdD, DEd Doctor of Medicine, MD Doctor of Music, DMus, MusD Doctor of Musical Arts, AMusD Doctor of Optometry, OD Doctor of Osteopathy, DO Doctor of Arts, D.A. Doctor of Philosophy Doctor of Public Health, DPH Doctor of Theology, ThD Doctor of Sacred Theology, STD