DOCTORATE


Meaning of DOCTORATE in English

/ ˈdɒktərət; NAmE ˈdɑːk-/ noun

the highest university degree :

She's studying for her doctorate.

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin doctoratus made a doctor.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.