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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdoctorado
Pronunciation / Transliteration: doktoˈɾaðo
"Obtuvo su doctorado en la Universidad de Salamanca."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A doctor of philosophy; the highest academic degree conferred by a university, typically involving an extensive original research thesis.
"She successfully defended her PhD thesis in molecular biology last week." - 2
A person who holds a doctor of philosophy degree.
"The panel consisted of three distinguished PhDs in economics."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the abbreviation of the Latin academic degree 'Philosophiae Doctor', translating literally to 'Doctor of Philosophy'. The term combines the abbreviation of philosophiae with doctor, which entered English usage in the late 19th century as universities adopted German and American research doctorate structures.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "PhD" is said worldwide
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doctorat
Transliteration: doktoʁa
"Il prépare un doctorat en physique."
Doktorhut
Transliteration: dɔktoʁhuːt
Script: Promotion
"Sie hat ihre Promotion erfolgreich abgeschlossen."
dottorato di ricerca
Transliteration: dottorato di ricerca
"Ha conseguito il dottorato in storia antica."
doctorado
Transliteration: doktoˈɾaðo
"Obtuvo su doctorado en la Universidad de Salamanca."
doutorado
Transliteration: dowtoˈɾadu
"Ele concluiu o doutorado em ciência da computação."
विद्यावाचस्पति
Transliteration: vidyavachaspati
"उन्होंने अर्थशास्त्र में पीएचडी की है।"
博士
Transliteration: bóshì
"他在清华大学获得了博士学位。"
박사
Transliteration: baksa
"그는 물리학 박사 학위를 취득했습니다."
博士号
Transliteration: hakasegō
"彼女は生物学の博士号を取得しました。"
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