DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY


Meaning of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY in English

1. Also called doctorate . the highest degree awarded by a graduate school, usually to a person who has completed at least three years of graduate study and a dissertation approved by a board of professors.

2. a person who has been awarded this degree. Abbr.: Ph.D.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .