doctorate

[ dok-ter-it ]

/ ˈdɒk tər ɪt /

Origin of doctorate

First recorded in 1670–80, doctorate is from the Medieval Latin word doctorātus degree of doctor. See doctor, -ate³

pre·doc·tor·ate, noun

The “doctorate” Duke claims is from an anti-Semitic Ukranian “diploma mill” as described by the State Department.

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Dr. Grenci obtained her doctorate in clinical sexology in 2007.

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One old soldier is on the path to a doctorate in mathematics and another is a trained underwater welder.

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My dad has a doctorate and my mom had a masters in their native country.

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The author, Dr. David Ribner, has a doctorate in social work and is an ordained Rabbi.

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He took his doctorate degree in 1868, then went to Berlin, and later to Gttingen where he assisted in editing Plcker's works.

The Mystery of Space |Robert T. Browne
After the death of Nicholas V he went to Paris, lectured there for a time and was crowned with the doctorate.

The Popes and Science |James J. Walsh
If a man had been through the mill of the Doctorate, however, he received a certificate as a dreamer.

Atlantic Classics, Second Series |Henry C. Merwin
Before he was twenty-one his learning had gained for him a doctorate in philosophy.

Historic Ghosts and Ghost Hunters |H. Addington Bruce
On festive occasions, however, he fastened to the back of his coat collar a fluttering band denoting his doctorate.

Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. XII. No. 30. September, 1873 |Various

doctorate

/ (ˈdɒktərɪt, -trɪt) /

the highest academic degree in any field of knowledge Also called: doctor's degree